Why Jacob Zuma will be a good president of South Africa
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Richard Catto 2,072 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.
Tags: Jacob Zuma, Robert Mugabe, Thabo Mbeki, Zimbabwe
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Mugabe is out!
Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,938 views
According to this BBC news report, Zanu-PF has lost the recent elections held in Zimbabwe.
I read many blogs whose authors expressed the rather pessimistic and paranoid opinion that the election recounts were being used to rig the election, but it seems that those fears have turned out to be without substance.
Zanu-PF has lost control of Zimbabwe’s parliament.
This is arguably the most exciting of times for Zimbabwe. The results of the presidential polls are expected by Monday.
What is going to happen next will be very interesting to see.
Tags: MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe
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