Zuma - the new Mugabe-in-waiting.

The Atheist

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Hail President Zuma!

Five times divorced.

Acquitted from rape charges.

Long suspected of being corrupt.

Heavily tribalistic Zulu.

Believes a shower will protect against AIDS.

At least when Mugabe started, he seemed like a good guy. Zuma, from all appearances, is not, and he is another member of the now-impregnable ANC.

Many South Africans believe Zuma will spell the downfall of the country - are they right? I rather suspect they might be, as yet another African country embraces tribalism.
 
Power Corrupts. The oldest story in the book.
Yeah, Zuma sounds like a piece of work.
I am a little surprised he is a favorite. To put it mildly, there is some lingering prejudice among other Black South Africans toward the Zulus. Shaka and Cetewayo and the days of The Crushing are well remembered.
 
I was reading about him today. Look for a massive exodus of money from SA if he gains power.
 
From what I hear on BBC radio, this guy is bad news.

He seems despotic, irrational, clever and charismatic.
In short, a nightmare combination also found in Mugabe.
 
Eddie Dane said:
From what I hear on BBC radio, this guy is bad news.

He seems despotic, irrational, clever and charismatic.
In short, a nightmare combination also found in Mugabe.
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Yeah, a real winner.

And with a much larger and far better-armed country.
 
The Atheist said:
Yeah, a real winner.

And with a much larger and far better-armed country.
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With any luck he'll just be the African Berlusconi.
Corruption and inefficiency.

But the tribal thing makes him far more dangerous than that.
 
No fear, Jack Bauer will take care of him.
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Oh wait, you didn't say Juma? :boxedin:
 
Good piece in the NYT today on the subject.

A couple of interesting points:

Less than half of people polled recently believed they were better off now than under Apartheid.

Zuma's poster is in the most appropriate place in the article.

Link
 
So people are continuing to support the ANC purely because of it's history rather than what it wants to do now?
 
To a certain extent that is true - you have to remember you have generations of people eligible for voting who have only ever known the ANC to be the organisation that they (believed) supported and indeed fought for them.
 
Travis said:
So people are continuing to support the ANC purely because of it's history rather than what it wants to do now despite its lack of progress in the past decade?
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I think that's nearer the mark. Fragmented opposition isn't helping.
 
Zuma -- I thought it was going to be an alcoholic soda pop or something.
 
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