Jacob Zuma’s hold on power is becoming increasingly tenuous, and the further his control slips, the more erratic his statements to those who still support him.
Earlier this week the president was addressing a crowd of some 2000 ANC Youth League supporters, where he said there’s no chance of him resigning willingly, as it would mean giving in to white monopoly capital.
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That said, Zuma might not have a choice for much longer, as calls from within the ANC for him to get booted are growing stronger by the day. The damage Zuma and his cabal — including Youth League president Collen Maine — have inflicted on party support became clear following the dismal performance of the tripartite alliance in August’s loccal government elections, leading even party stalwarts to call for change.
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Despite the continued onslaught on his position, however, Zuma seems to have an uncanny ability to cling to power and, speaking to the Youth League crowd in Durban this week, he sounds completely oblivious as to why he’s so universally hated.
“Tell me what is it that I have done wrong? And when I ask them, they run out of answers,” Zuma told anyone willing to listen.
