But it is a sad day when one's right can be protected outside of this House, but cannot be protected inside this House. [Interjections.]

What is even sadder, hon members, is that you will vote for a man willing to break democratic institutions so that he can escape accountability. You will vote for a man - and it seems like, today, a party - who believes that the ANC is above the Constitution; a man who believes he is a law unto himself. When the Public Protector exposed him, he dismissed her as an ``ombudsman'', and failed to abide by her recommendations for remedial action.

Hon members, if the President disobeys the Public Protector, then none of us has to obey the Public Protector, and no South African should either.

When the Scorpions got too close, they were crushed and replaced by the Hawks. And when it looked like the Hawks were about to swoop, they had their wings clipped.

When the SA Revenue Service, Sars, started investigating fringe tax benefits for Nkandla, it was subjected to a purge of its executive management.

Worst than that, as the threat of the ANC losing elections grows, the IEC was targeted for capture through the appointment as commissioner of the President's Special Projects Advisor.

All of this, coupled with plans to turn the SABC from a public broadcaster to state propaganda machine, means that we are today witnessing a full-on attack on freedom of expression and free and fair elections.

Yesterday we approached the court to reinstate the charges against the President that he has successfully evaded for five years, and have established a timeline that will lead to his prosecution. I can assure you, hon members, the President will have his day in court if this House is not willing to vote him out, today. [Applause.]

Let's be clear about one thing: The President needs his job to avoid prosecution. He needs his job to keep enriching himself, his friends and his family.

We have seen how Khulubuse Zuma destroyed a mine and the jobs of workers. We have seen how the children of ANC leaders were awarded a tender to the value of R631 million for toilets in the Eastern Cape. We have seen how the Gupta family had the red carpet rolled out for them to land at Waterkloof.

Through all of these scandals the President has denied all knowledge and complicity. Hon members, I would like to rename President Jacob Zuma ``President I did not know''. ``President Angazi''. When we asked him about upgrades to his own home at Nkandla, his response was, ``I did not know. I did not ask for the upgrades.'' But he did nothing to stop it. When we asked him about his friends, the Guptas, landing at Waterkloof, this was the President's response: ``I did not know.'' But he did nothing to stop it. When we challenged him about his failure to appear before this House, he said, ``Nobody invited me.'' Yet, hon members, I hold all the letters here that we wrote to both the Speaker and the President in which we asked when the President would be coming to this House. But the President stood here and told the people of South Africa, ``I did not know, and therefore did not act.'' [Interjections.]

So what exactly does the President know? He seems to know nothing! In fact, even when Parliament collapsed right in front of him, he did not act, and did nothing.

The real tragedy is simply this: The longer President Jacob Zuma stays in his job, the more South Africans find themselves without one. [Interjections.]

South Africa's economic growth for 2014 was a mere 1,4%, down from 1,9% in 2013. For 2015 it is projected to be 2%. This is a far cry from the projected 5% required by the NDP. While President Zuma has blamed our economic failures on the global economic climate, growth in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014 averaged out to 4,5%.

When it comes to economic growth, leadership matters, and President Zuma has shown none of it.

Since President Zuma assumed office in 2009, the number of unemployed South Africans has grown by 1,4 million people. Our unemployment rate today stands at 36,1%. Over 66% of those unemployed are young people.

So, hon members, here is the choice we have today. You can choose to keep a man in office who steals from the poor; you can choose to keep a man in office who breaks our Constitution to protect himself; you can choose to keep a man in office who laughs when Parliament is being broken down.

Or, you can choose to vote with your conscience today. But, if you are unable to vote with your hearts, at least vote with your heads. Kancane nje ... [Just a little bit ...] [Interjections.]

Let me remind you, the longer you keep this man in office, the more you show South Africans how the ANC has lost its way. Under the leadership of Jacob Zuma your party has dropped over 210,000 votes since 2009. In Gauteng last year, you dropped nearly 10%. So you are losing MPs. We are losing South Africa. Yet, today, you are going to vote for President Zuma. [Interjections.]

In Nelson Mandela Bay, the ANC dropped from over 70% support to less than 50% last year. That is the beauty of democracy. Every election is a vote of no confidence in President Zuma. And every election we hold shows that people are losing confidence in the man you insist on propping up as President.

So, by all means, vote against this motion of no confidence today. Vote against your hearts, and vote against your heads. But know that when your children inherit an economy that is unable to provide them with jobs to support their families, they will look back at this day and ask how you let that happen.

Know that when the pillars of our democracy lie in ruins, your children will judge you harshly for doing nothing to stop the devastation. And know that the day is coming when the people of this country will vote you out of power.