Mbeki, who succeeded Mandela as president in 1999, was himself recalled by the ANC in September 2008 before the end of his second term and Zuma took over.
Unfortunately for the president, more protests are planned for Wednesday - his 75th birthday.
A group of EFF activists carried a coffin draped in the South African flag.
Opposition political parties gather on the lawns of the Government Union Buildings in Pretoria, April 12, 2017.
"We call upon protest organisers to ensure that the protest actions are peaceful and do not infringe on the rights of others".
While opposition parties have urged the National Assembly to delay the vote until after court ruling, parliament said DA leader Mmusi Maimane would have to withdraw the motion because he submitted it.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema also promised that they would roll marches in KwaZulu-Natal, which is the ANC's biggest province.
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At a legislative level, the South African government has published the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, according to Zuma.
"I came because Zuma has to step down".
Protests were sparked off after Zuma sacked his widely respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan and several ministers that led to tumbling of the country's currency and stock markets, causing losses in millions of dollars.
Nomura analyst Peter Attard Montalto said: "There is a general question about where South Africa is going". "So, I'm saying there is a lot happening behind the scenes in response to some of the demands we made past year", he said.
"We need to make progress in black economic empowerment to promote true economic freedom", Zuma said.
Some posters depicted black people as baboons, Zuma said, adding that "it is clear that some of our white compatriots regard black people as being lesser human beings or sub-human". Opponents described the remark as an affront to legitimate protest and said the president was trying to deflect attention from the groundswell of discontent.
In the past weeks, the president has been faced by growing calls for him to resign, with opposition parties having organised the National Day of Action on Wednesday to put pressure on him to step down. The Programme Committee will now be requested to reflect on the implications of the postponement of the motion of no confidence on the programme of the House, especially in light of Rule 90 (rule of anticipation), Parliament said in a statement.
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