''Quit or risk being killed'', brother of South Africa president warns Zuma

South Africa: Michael Zuma, the brother of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has called on the president to resign from his position as president of the country amid series of scandals roping him, reports the media on Sunday.

Jacob Zuma received the latest call for his resignation as he continues to hold onto power despite a string of scandals facing him.

According to the Sunday Times, Zuma's younger brother Michael urged his brother to quit or risk being killed.

President Zuma has scaled through several accusations of corruption and rape before he became president in 2009, and showing no signs of leaving office before 2019 when he is expected by law to step down after a two five-year terms.

Speaking from the family's rural home of Nkandla in the KwaZulu-Natal province, Michael Zuma said;

"My brother is having a very difficult time and I have never seen such difficulty,"

"My brother has such difficulty in such a way that you fear that they are going to kill him," he added but gave no elaborate details of any death threats.

The Presidential spokesman Bongani Ngqulunga said he could not comment on family matters, while State Security Minister David Mahlobo told Reuters he could not comment on Zuma's safety.


Zuma has faced series of calls from several members of the African National Congress (ANC) to quit after the ruling party suffered its worst defeats in municipal elections in August.

But Zuma has continued to received the backing of the ANC's top ranks.