Voting is under way! The end of the ANC is nigh!
Trevor Manuel weighs in on Zuma and his chief strategist, Mo Shaik, here.
Manuel said his plea to Shaik was simple: “It has taken 96 years of the most unimaginable toil and sacrifice to build the ANC into this formidable movement. It could be destroyed in five days at Polokwane. Don’t do it. The ethos of the ANC over all its life has been Umfutho Kubantu, a movement of the people at its service. You have no right to turn this organisation into something that serves your ego.”
This is in response to what Shalik had said inferring that perhaps Zuma could find a spot for Manuel, if he were willing to be flexible…
Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa mentions that at least Mbeki wasn’t a populist scamp. Oh wait that’s what I said… Here’s what he said.
