My Fellow South Africans,
While there have been calls in some circles that I should resign, nothing in the Constitutional Court judgment compels me to resign my office.
The Constitutional Court made no finding of any kind regarding my alleged conduct.
The Court made no finding on whether there was prima facie evidence of misconduct, nor if the alleged conduct, if established, justifies impeachment and the removal of the President.
Instead, the Constitutional Court judgment reinforces the principles, rights and processes underpinning our constitutional order. This explicitly includes the right to take the report of the independent panel on review.