Why Jacob Zuma will be a good president of South Africa

Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Richard Catto 2,071 views

One reason so far: Zuma is not following in the troubled footsteps of Thabo Mbeki in respect of Zimbabwe.

Zuma refuses to unconditionally support Mugabe’s failed regime, and is instead calling for urgent intervention in an "out of control" Zimbabwe.

So, that’s good, right?

I think people need to keep an open mind towards Zuma. I instinctively feel he won’t disappoint us, if we trust him to lead us.

Jacob Zuma is not another Thabo Mbeki and that is a very good thing.

Eric Says:
June 25th, 2008 at 09:33
If Zuma manages to escape the 19 or so charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering, he might well become President. It is interesting though that as Zuma’s approval ratings have climbed amongst whites, they have plummeted within the black majority, having bottomed out at 36%, whereas Mbeki’s lowest approval rating was 37%.
Henk Says:
June 25th, 2008 at 10:12
Yay – Zuma for president!

A functionally illiterate buffoon, who sing songs calling for his machine gun in a country up to the ears in crime, murder and mayhem in general.

Fine fucking role model he is to the troupes of unemployed young men about to make the decision whether they’ll become tsotsis or decent members of society. The decision to become criminal is made so much easier now, when your leader keeps on singing praises to the virtues of violence.

Or, more likely, Catto simply likes Zuma because when the time comes to commit genocide against the Boers, he’ll need all the machine guns he can get.

(No, Catto, I haven’t forgotten about that faux pas on your side, and I won’t, either. Neither will I let your disgusting slander against Jeremy Nell disappear with your thunderous silence towards the matter.)
Clement Says:
June 25th, 2008 at 16:47
Why is Mbeki not speakinh out against Mugabe? I really fail to understand him on this issue. What does he fear?

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