My feelings on Zuma as ANC leader
Zuma being elected as president of the ANC has re-affirmed my beliefs that the people in this country do not think but are rather just swayed by emotion.
Any thinking person would see how ludicrous it is to have that man as a leader and quite possibly the next president of South Africa!
Zuma has been mired in the controversy of corruption charges which are still not resolved, been accused of rape in which he was later acquitted and stood there in court telling us all that to combat HIV, all you need is to take a hot shower!
Fine, the people of the ANC do not like Mbeki and his policies. In fact many non-ANC South Africans dislike his policies too. But there is no need to go rushing after this dodgy Zuma when there are much better candidates.
Cyril Ramaphosa or Tokyo Sexwale would have been my first choices. There is no scandal attached to their names, they have both made a huge success of themselves in the marketplace and would probably make South Africa a more prosperous place. But enough about them.
Zuma will not only be bad for South Africa with his reliance on the support of the Trade Unions and the left wing, but also because he is a joke in the international community. In order to improve life in South Africa we have to rely on foreign investments and good foreign relations. Under Zuma I don’t think this will take place.
When are the grassroots people going to wake up and see these leaders for the kind of people they are: opportunistic, corrupt and self-centred.
What will happen if Zuma is indeed charged and jailed? What will the “groundroots” people do then?
I am not optimistic about the future of our country.
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December 19th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
A simple question to the thousands of ANC voters in Polokwane: Are you really pro Zuma, or merely anti Mbeki?
December 20th, 2007 at 7:06 am
Louisn, ek is geneig om met jou saam te stem. Verder as dit wil ek amper nie waag om te dink nie.
December 20th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Marlene,
Interessant dat eintlik slegs Zille negatief is oor sy verkiesing. Mulder se Zuma koop vir ons 5 jaar want hy gaan die grondwet onderskryf. Die markte het nog nie juis negatief gereageer nie. Kom ons gee die man ‘n billike kans.
December 21st, 2007 at 7:14 am
Louisn,
Ek stem saam. Ek het ook al gewonder of die man nie ook al sy “fair share” van slegte publisiteit gehad het nie. En dit is duidelik die mense soek verandering!
December 21st, 2007 at 7:56 am
Marlenek,
Zuma gee die indruk van ‘n mens mens. Hoekom sal hy saam met Steve Hofmeyr braai? Ek dink hy gaan poog om uit te reik reik na mense toe, en dit is ‘n goeie begin. Hy moet net nie van Manual ontslae raak nie.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:09 am
Louisn,
ek weet regtig te min van die politiek in Suid-Afrika om ingelig saam te gesels. Ek weet net Zuma het ‘n baie groot sleutel rol gespeel in KZN, hoop maar hy wend sy goeie eienskappe ten goede aan. I’m watching this space! Ons weet ook al niemand is perfek nie en ons weet ook almal maak “foutjies”!
December 21st, 2007 at 9:55 am
Marlenek,
‘n Foutlose mens is ‘n ongeleefde illusie. Die politiek gaan oor stemme, en individue kan nie die gety draai sonder stemme nie. Hy is demokraties verkies en die minste wat ons kan doen is om hom te ondersteun.
December 21st, 2007 at 10:53 am
Chat ons nou maar in die Zuma huis?
December 21st, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Why not?
December 21st, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Hallo Louis & Marlenek,
Ek praat graag politiek maar as mense so genadeloos in ander se krakters inklim oor ‘n saak wat almal oor saamstem (Inge) dan kan ek net dink wat met politiek gaan gebeur.
Ek sal nogtans my mening waag. Ek glo nogal dat onder die vorige president kon ons maklik in ‘n Zim-rigting beweeg. Die nuwe president (ANC) het bepaalde beperkinge en “baggage” maar is hopelik meer in voeling met die mense van die land. Ek dink dit die hoofrede is waarom hy gewen het. Ons land het ‘n president nodig wat hoor wat sy mense se, hoor dat daar misdaad is, hoor wat die mense se menings is en hoor wat ons vrese is. Dan is mens selfs bereid om te vergewe.
Dis soos ‘n ma. As sy haar kind baie liefde en sekuriteit gee, dan kan die kind redelik ongeskonde aan die anderkant uitkom. Sonder daardie grondslag van liefde veral, het ‘n kind min van ‘n kans.
Kom ons hou duim vas dat alles sal beter gaan. Ek dink egter dat daar nog baie water in die see gaan loop voordat Zuma President van SA gaan word, indien ooit.