martysmith.org » Mandela http://www.martysmith.org Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:37:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Zuma vs. is the ANC? http://www.martysmith.org/2007/12/zuma-vs-is-the-anc/ http://www.martysmith.org/2007/12/zuma-vs-is-the-anc/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:36:25 +0000 marty http://b.martysmith.org/blog/2007/12/16/zuma-vs-is-the-anc/ Things are heating up within the ANC, creating a sort of internal two party system within South Africa’s only viable political party. At the beginning of the ANC election conference Jacob Zuma’s supporters set the tone by heckling the opposition, here. This story has many interesting sides. Will the ANC implode? Does Mbeki deserve [...]]]> Things are heating up within the ANC, creating a sort of internal two party system within South Africa’s only viable political party. At the beginning of the ANC election conference Jacob Zuma’s supporters set the tone by heckling the opposition, here.
This story has many interesting sides. Will the ANC implode? Does Mbeki deserve to have this happen to him? Is Zuma even a viable political leader or is this just the trappings of populism with some tribal overtones? This article from US Politics Today touches on a few of these issues.
Nelson Mandela has added his thoughts on the leadership rift:

“Whatever decision you are to make at this conference, including decisions about leadership positions in the organization, let the noble history of the ANC guide you, Of course it saddens us to see and hear of the nature of the differences currently in the organization.”


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Has Mbeki been good for South Africa? One has to wonder if the certain to come fallout of the ANC’s struggles will have any change on the impact of Mbeki’s relative silence towards and about Mugabe as it is/relates to Mbeki’s legacy. Two years is a long time.


And would a Zuma-in-office emulate the man who gave evidence in his rape trial and denounced gay marriage, or the man who apologised for both? We simply do not know.

Full story (from a year ago) about “some as President” thoughts.

Also in an unexpected move, Zanu-PF announced support of Robert Mugabe as their presidential candidate! Full story here.

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