Zuma in the hot seat as Q&A session gets personal
President Jacob Zuma does not believe his court bid to stop the release of the state capture report will have an impact on the ratings agencies' decisions in December.
Zuma was asked by a member of the National Council of Provinces if he would be willing to withdraw his application for an interdict - in order to improve South Africa's chances of avoiding downgrades.
The report was meant to have been released by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.
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Zuma says he is merely exercising his legal right.
"I interdicted it because she was going to issue a report having not talked to me or asked any questions, and it is within my right. It is in fact within the act of the Public Protector of those who must be questioned - have a right to do what I have done. There is nothing wrong, it has nothing to do with ratings," he said.
Meanwhile, the sitting had initially gotten off to a rocky start with EFF members being removed from the house - after EFF member Tebogo Josephine said President Zuma should not be allowed to address the house, as he has violated his oath of office.
Zuma's Q&A in the NCOP comes a day before Gordhan will deliver his medium-term budget policy statement before Parliament.
Read below, the official list of questions posed to Zuma:
