ZUMA MUST FALL
The latest controversy is the ever falling rand that resulted from President Jacob Zuma's indecision. His ridiculous move to change three finance ministers in one week upset the masses, so much so, that they took to the streets of Cape Town and Johannesburg protesting. Protesters gathered in front of Parliament and in the Company Gardens Cape Town and at the Union buildings to show their support for the #ZumaMustFall movement with 151 000 signatories trending on twitter. Thousand upon thousand with placards in hand demanded the removal of Jacob Zuma and chanting Zuma Must Fall.
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| The masses protesting against President Zuma |
The 73 year old president cost the South African economy close to R2 176 230 000 000, which I'm certain he can't even enunciate. The South African foreign debt jumped to 38.2% and is at its highest since 1980's. Yet, President Jacob Zuma was willing to spend additional Billions of Rands on nuclear reactors from which he would financially benefit before his term as president ends. And spend several billions more on bailout for South African Airways [SAA] run by his girlfriend Dudu Myeni for new jets, not to mention the 4 billion on his luxurious personal and jet.
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| This is what Zuma's 4 Billion Rand Private Jet looks like. |
Although he already spent R 250 Million on Nkandla, his private residence. To crown it all, when Nhlanhla Nene refused to give financial guarantees and declined to grant Zuma’s staff exemptions for using expensive hotels and flying first class, Jacob Zuma fired his ass and replaced him with his "yes man" David van Rooyen. In the last State of the Nation address, Zuma promised 1 million jobs. He over promised and under delivered by more than half, failing the poor and the working class and South Africans as a whole. This Zuma styled unity and democracy, is certainly not the kind of unity and democracy envisioned by the late Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo and our beloved Madiba, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
President Jacob Zuma has been playing Russian Roulette with the South African economy during his term of office causing irreparable harm, yet the ANC condemned the #ZUMAMUSTFALL marches, saying they go against the spirit of reconciliation even though the Day of Reconciliation commenced with inter party animosity. Instead of dropping Zuma like a hot potato as they should, the ANC executive supported Zuma despite the party losing more public support than at anytime during their history. From this it is quite evident that Zuma will remain as president until the next elections and the ANC will do their utmost to milk black sympathy by constantly reminding its voters about the apartheid struggle.
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| A huge flag tied to table mountain below the cable car - saying ZUMA MUST FALL |
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| Students protesting outside the Union Buildings Pretoria. |
