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Zuma calls on half-full stadium of MK party supporters to build black unity and ‘take back what’s ours’ in 2029

The MK party failed to fill up Moses Mabhida Stadium for the celebration of its first anniversary, but former president Jacob Zuma was confident the party could resolve its challenges and win a two-thirds majority in 2029.
Zuma calls on half-full stadium of MK party supporters to build black unity and ‘take back what’s ours’ in 2029 With just over four years until South Africa’s next national election, former president Jacob Zuma says it is crucial for black people to come together to discuss forming a united political front. He says that without unity, the 2029 election could be a missed opportunity to win a two-thirds majority to amend the Constitution and enact crucial reforms.  The party was launched just five months before the 29 May 2024 elections, without any clear policies, branches or leadership structure, but was able to win more than 4 million votes. On Sunday, 15 December 2024, Zuma addressed thousands of his supporters who gathered at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to celebrate the party’s first anniversary.     As early as 6am, MK supporters began arriving at the 58,000-seat stadium, which hosted various political parties during the 2024 election campaign. Some, like the IFP, have successfully filled the venue, while others, such as the EFF, fell short. [caption id="attachment_2510341" align="alignnone" width="1827"] The uMkhonto Wesizwe party’s first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)[/caption] Despite predictions from MK leadership earlier in the week that the stadium would be packed, the turnout did not meet expectations. While the event drew supporters from several provinces, including KwaZulu-Natal, where the party is strongest, Mpumalanga, where it is the official opposition, and Gauteng, where it aims to be part of a provincial unity government, the stadium was not filled to capacity. The festivities were scheduled to begin at 8am, but Zuma only made his way to the stadium at 2.30pm. Some supporters had left due to the delays and scorching heat. By the time Zuma took to the podium, the stadium was only half-full.   “There are four years left before we vote again and take back what is ours, and to fix our country … Are you with me? Stop acting like it will take 10 years. We need to work now, so we can be back in power. “Let us work together with those in the smaller parties and agree to take our power back. Let's stop hating and swearing at each other. We need to work hard now,” Zuma said to a loud applause.    Read more: The MK party’s year of living dangerously – from a dramatic political debut to internal turmoil [caption id="attachment_2510343" align="alignnone" width="1806"] The uMkhonto Wesizwe party's first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. The party became the biggest party in KwaZulu-Natal and the third-biggest party in the country after the national elections held on May 29. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2510356" align="alignnone" width="1848"] The uMkhonto Wesizwe party’s first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2510344" align="alignnone" width="1904"] Empty seats at the uMkhonto Wesizwe party’s first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)[/caption] Reflecting on the MK party’s first anniversary, Zuma said: “In the short period of one year, we have moved our people closer to the centuries-long goal of total liberation.   “Today, we not only mark a calendar milestone. Importantly, we also celebrate a year of bold decisions as we continue our journey towards a truly liberated South Africa.” The MK party’s year of existence has not been smooth sailing. The party has been marred by internal turmoil, jostling for positions and building of parallel structures, which Zuma believes is natural for a young, growing party.  “No movement is immune to internal challenges, and the uMkhonto Wesizwe party is no exception. As a young and dynamic organisation, we have faced the growing pains that accompany rapid expansion and the pursuit of revolutionary change,” said Zuma. Speaking about the party’s challenges, Zuma made reference to the Government of National Unity (GNU), which he dubbed an “unholy alliance” and a betrayal of the Struggle for liberation.   Read more: MK supporters feel let down as problems persist and party’s May poll momentum stalls Zanele Sholwana of Vosloorus, Gauteng, was among the excited attendees: “I am here to support my president. I stand with Zuma in everything that he does.”  Mudau Mulamuleli from Collins Chabane in Limpopo said: “Our presence here is to demonstrate to the people of South Africa that MKP is a party that belongs to all the people; it is the only party that can take this country forward and advocate for the economic emancipation of our people.” Njabulo Mthembu of Umlazi, Durban, also sang Zuma’s praises: “I can confidently say that MKP is the hope for the black child. If you could look at how things were during his era, you will realise that he did everything in his power to make life better for us, ordinary people.    “If Zuma could do it then, there is no reason to think he will fail this time around because things are bad.” Another Umlazi resident, Nomkhosi Mbanjwa, said he was not oblivious to Zuma’s transgressions, but Zuma was still the right person to lead the country. “I believe that no one is perfect, even Ramaphosa is not. Zuma has a lot of wisdom that can help the people of this country.” Read more: ANC’s dilemma: Leadership crisis deepens as MK party threatens KZN coalition stability Since the party's formation in 2023, Zuma has consistently attacked the current government and the ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership. His criticism is largely driven by personal issues, such as his legal troubles and removal from office, which he blames on a plot led by Ramaphosa. Sunday was no different, and his supporters cheered on.    Despite getting 17% of the national vote and 45% in KwaZulu-Natal, the party believes it performed better and was robbed of a two-thirds majority during the general elections.  Zuma repeated the remarks on Sunday, further calling for changes to the vote-counting system. “They robbed us of our votes. In future, we must also be there as the community when they are counting our votes so we know exactly what has happened. There must be public counting. We need that.”   Zuma also reiterated the need to change the country’s legal system, fight for the return of the land, tackle crime and give power to traditional leaders. DM
Nonkululeko Njilo
By Nonkululeko Njilo
15 Dec 2024
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With just over four years until South Africa’s next national election, former president Jacob Zuma says it is crucial for black people to come together to discuss forming a united political front. He says that without unity, the 2029 election could be a missed opportunity to win a two-thirds majority to amend the Constitution and enact crucial reforms. 

The party was launched just five months before the 29 May 2024 elections, without any clear policies, branches or leadership structure, but was able to win more than 4 million votes.

On Sunday, 15 December 2024, Zuma addressed thousands of his supporters who gathered at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to celebrate the party’s first anniversary.    

As early as 6am, MK supporters began arriving at the 58,000-seat stadium, which hosted various political parties during the 2024 election campaign. Some, like the IFP, have successfully filled the venue, while others, such as the EFF, fell short.

The uMkhonto Wesizwe party’s first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)



Despite predictions from MK leadership earlier in the week that the stadium would be packed, the turnout did not meet expectations. While the event drew supporters from several provinces, including KwaZulu-Natal, where the party is strongest, Mpumalanga, where it is the official opposition, and Gauteng, where it aims to be part of a provincial unity government, the stadium was not filled to capacity.

The festivities were scheduled to begin at 8am, but Zuma only made his way to the stadium at 2.30pm. Some supporters had left due to the delays and scorching heat. By the time Zuma took to the podium, the stadium was only half-full.  

“There are four years left before we vote again and take back what is ours, and to fix our country … Are you with me? Stop acting like it will take 10 years. We need to work now, so we can be back in power.

“Let us work together with those in the smaller parties and agree to take our power back. Let's stop hating and swearing at each other. We need to work hard now,” Zuma said to a loud applause.   

Read more: The MK party’s year of living dangerously – from a dramatic political debut to internal turmoil

The uMkhonto Wesizwe party's first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. The party became the biggest party in KwaZulu-Natal and the third-biggest party in the country after the national elections held on May 29. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)



The uMkhonto Wesizwe party’s first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)



Empty seats at the uMkhonto Wesizwe party’s first anniversary rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 15 December 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Elias Mbuwane)



Reflecting on the MK party’s first anniversary, Zuma said: “In the short period of one year, we have moved our people closer to the centuries-long goal of total liberation.  

“Today, we not only mark a calendar milestone. Importantly, we also celebrate a year of bold decisions as we continue our journey towards a truly liberated South Africa.”

The MK party’s year of existence has not been smooth sailing. The party has been marred by internal turmoil, jostling for positions and building of parallel structures, which Zuma believes is natural for a young, growing party. 

“No movement is immune to internal challenges, and the uMkhonto Wesizwe party is no exception. As a young and dynamic organisation, we have faced the growing pains that accompany rapid expansion and the pursuit of revolutionary change,” said Zuma.

Speaking about the party’s challenges, Zuma made reference to the Government of National Unity (GNU), which he dubbed an “unholy alliance” and a betrayal of the Struggle for liberation.  

Read more: MK supporters feel let down as problems persist and party’s May poll momentum stalls

Zanele Sholwana of Vosloorus, Gauteng, was among the excited attendees: “I am here to support my president. I stand with Zuma in everything that he does.” 

Mudau Mulamuleli from Collins Chabane in Limpopo said: “Our presence here is to demonstrate to the people of South Africa that MKP is a party that belongs to all the people; it is the only party that can take this country forward and advocate for the economic emancipation of our people.”

Njabulo Mthembu of Umlazi, Durban, also sang Zuma’s praises: “I can confidently say that MKP is the hope for the black child. If you could look at how things were during his era, you will realise that he did everything in his power to make life better for us, ordinary people.   

“If Zuma could do it then, there is no reason to think he will fail this time around because things are bad.”

Another Umlazi resident, Nomkhosi Mbanjwa, said he was not oblivious to Zuma’s transgressions, but Zuma was still the right person to lead the country.

“I believe that no one is perfect, even Ramaphosa is not. Zuma has a lot of wisdom that can help the people of this country.”

Read more: ANC’s dilemma: Leadership crisis deepens as MK party threatens KZN coalition stability

Since the party's formation in 2023, Zuma has consistently attacked the current government and the ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership. His criticism is largely driven by personal issues, such as his legal troubles and removal from office, which he blames on a plot led by Ramaphosa.

Sunday was no different, and his supporters cheered on.   

Despite getting 17% of the national vote and 45% in KwaZulu-Natal, the party believes it performed better and was robbed of a two-thirds majority during the general elections. 

Zuma repeated the remarks on Sunday, further calling for changes to the vote-counting system.

“They robbed us of our votes. In future, we must also be there as the community when they are counting our votes so we know exactly what has happened. There must be public counting. We need that.”  

Zuma also reiterated the need to change the country’s legal system, fight for the return of the land, tackle crime and give power to traditional leaders. DM

Comments

hlavatican Dec 16, 2024, 01:39 AM

This old man was a president for 9 years. What does he want to do that he failed to do in 9 years besides looting. But the biggest problem us who believe such nonsense.

Kanu Sukha Dec 16, 2024, 07:16 PM

He only wants to be president until Jesus comes .. not unlike Juju of the EFF !

annie.conw Dec 17, 2024, 09:52 AM

Good question. He suffers from a god-complex …..

lesley.young1945 Dec 17, 2024, 01:27 PM

Become the boss so he can cancel all criminal cases against him and his extended family.

D'Esprit Dan Dec 16, 2024, 05:47 AM

Absolutely frightening how gullible so many people are: his lies about rigged elections, his lawfare, his love of tyrants and despots, his destruction of state institutions - all well documented, and yet his supporters treat him as some kind of messiah!

Grumpy Old Man Dec 16, 2024, 08:12 AM

Dan, not all our data sets, access to information, lived realities and 'truths' are the same. My world and your world is completely different to someone who lives in a remote village and who tries to get by on a social grant. Where you and I see a false prophet others see a messiah

William Dryden Dec 16, 2024, 10:42 AM

How did they get on before colonialism and free social grants.

Thomas Cleghorn Dec 16, 2024, 11:07 AM

Pretty well I believe, certainly in terms of self-actualization and having a meaningful place in society, but I guess 'progress' gotta progress & it gets us all whether we like it or not.

Skinyela Dec 16, 2024, 11:24 AM

They were not born yet. Or you mean their ancestors? I guess, that they hunted and gathered, domesticated some beasts and used their milk, eggs and meat, then ploughed the land to produce crops. And bartere some.

Jubilee 1516 Dec 17, 2024, 06:25 AM

Cattle, goats, sheep were all domesticated in Eurasia. chickens are domesticated Asian jungle cocks, first used by Asians for cock fighting, then domesticated by Semites. So no, it was a life of hunting gathering until cattle reached West Africa via Sinai. Very low life expectancies etc.

Rod MacLeod Dec 17, 2024, 07:53 AM

Ah, Skinyela, you betray your Euro roots. Milk, indeed. The vast majority of non-Euro peoples are mildly to strongly lactose intolerant, and have no need of milk, and that includes the Nguni peoples of this country. Only a Euro will make that mistake.

Gugu1 K Dec 16, 2024, 01:51 PM

There wasn't any need for social grants. Everyone had a peace of land to farm, livestock and the bare necessities of life. Thats why they resisted colonialism. The idea of working for someone else, to earn a living was foreign. It wasn't in medieval Europe of course.

Kanu Sukha Dec 16, 2024, 07:21 PM

Well said ! The 'milk and honey' (and money?) was for the colonists !

Fanie Rajesh Ngabiso Dec 17, 2024, 12:55 AM

You raise a very very valid point. The counterpoint being that no matter how desirable the reality is that it could never continue with other societies progressing around it. Evolution is not a bus which can be stopped

Jubilee 1516 Dec 17, 2024, 06:27 AM

They were working for someone else. The Chief. The land was first stolen from the First People, the San. Livestock were all domesticated in Eurasia.

Ben Hawkins Dec 22, 2024, 05:08 PM

All 50 of them ??? had a piece of land and making babies was not a national sport then.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 17, 2024, 04:58 PM

Rubbish and you know that there is nothing genuine in such a questions. Just a continuation of the patronizing attitude of superiority towards your countrymen. Your question suggest that Africans are to be grateful that Europeans came, captured, conquered and colonized them.

Gugu1 K Dec 17, 2024, 05:40 PM

Pres. Mandela genome was fully sequenced in 2004. It was found that he could trace his maternal lineage back to the San Bushmen. The evidence is more for Bantu-Khoisan intergration rather than violent ursupation. @Jubilee repeats known false claims including the nonsense about Eurasia.

Is there hope South Africa? Dec 16, 2024, 07:27 PM

Exactly! I get so tired of the comments we see over & over along the lines of "you get what/who you vote for". But these voters have a completely different life with lack of education & very little money - any "Zuma" who promises them better will get their vote.

Ben Hawkins Dec 22, 2024, 05:10 PM

You mean in 30 years they couldn't educate themselves and smell a rat.

D'Esprit Dan Dec 16, 2024, 09:16 PM

100% agreed - but why is Zuma (and MK) allowed to lie like this? Why aren't serious parties flooding rural areas with facts? Why aren't people being shown, with real evidence, that his rule has shafted them and continues to do so? Cut him off at the knees.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 17, 2024, 05:34 PM

Frankly speaking, the over emphasis on lack of education among blacks is just oversimplification of reality. Black voters bare the sting of colonialism and apartheid. With all the education that could help, what it is that can attract them to vote DA? Let alone IFP and the many ANC offshoots

graemebirddurban Dec 16, 2024, 09:25 AM

Straight out of the orange guys playbook. Fortunately we are not as cooked as our friends in the good ol US of A.

Mike Pragmatist Dec 16, 2024, 09:49 AM

The "average" voter in SA makes all US voters look like bunny-hugging geniuses.

D'Esprit Dan Dec 16, 2024, 09:19 PM

Um, no, not at all. Populists the world over find gullible idiots to vote for them.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 10:22 PM

"Why aren’t serious parties flooding rural areas with facts? Why aren’t people being shown, with real evidence, that his rule has shafted them and continues to do so?" This, above, would make perfect sense. Don't you think?

Ari Potah Dec 16, 2024, 12:02 PM

Here we go again! Trump Derangement Syndrome on full display . . .

Kanu Sukha Dec 16, 2024, 07:25 PM

Have you considered donating your vaccination against it .. with the 'orange' make-up' (left-over agent orange ?) to make MAGA and Zionist folks immune to reality/truth ?

Jubilee 1516 Dec 17, 2024, 06:29 AM

What truth? Who were the original inhabitants of Israel? Not Arabs. The Arabs in Israel are the freest and most prosperous in the entire Middle-East, and Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Muslims may vote.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 08:09 PM

Also, the intended consequences of centuries of colonialism and later apartheid shouldn't be underestimated.

D'Esprit Dan Dec 16, 2024, 09:28 PM

Spot on. Colonialism and apartheid continue to have a debilitating effect on SA. Aided and abeted by Angie 'Verwoerd' Motshekga, Aaron 'Himmler' Motsoaledi, and Gwede 'De-industrialise' Mantashe. 3 of the most destructive people since '94 who should be in prison.

Jubilee 1516 Dec 17, 2024, 06:30 AM

It catapulted us and you far ahead of the rest of free Africa though.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 17, 2024, 03:24 PM

White population is a minority population but by far a majority of the wealthiest. Why do you think is that?

Jean Racine Dec 17, 2024, 09:02 AM

Enough about Drumpf and his supporters! Let's bring it home, shall we? [/sarc]

Trenton Carr Dec 16, 2024, 06:10 AM

Still not dead yet.

cracklin62 Dec 17, 2024, 07:59 AM

Neither is his spawn either in Dubai or slithering around in parliament as a "minster". God help us.....

Johan Buys Dec 16, 2024, 07:31 AM

Zuma wants to throw out the constitution’s supremacy and invoke executive supremacy. Under MK, most blacks are not Zulu enough for the traditional leaders that Zuma herded into his party. A large chunk of KZN may as well secede and join the ranks of Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

Joe Soap Dec 16, 2024, 08:08 AM

Jacob's plans are so bad, even the EFF (thier progressive caucus partner) is not aligned with the MKP. Behvioural science tells us repetition is the way to enforce a lie, so guess we will be hearing this nonses being repeated until Jacob leaves this earth and the MKP dies.

Kanu Sukha Dec 16, 2024, 07:30 PM

He will 'leave' this earth ... but will his 'spirits' ? There are many willing to fulfill this role .. for whatever motivation!

dov Dec 16, 2024, 09:31 AM

Deus Vult, the old crusader is going for it. Ahh well, entertaining.

Alan Salmon Dec 16, 2024, 09:34 AM

I find it deeply depressing that black voters can believe in Zuma, who almost destroyed SA while he was in power. How do they overlook all the evidence of state capture etc. But then look at the USA - the same populist support for Trump !!

Gugu1 K Dec 16, 2024, 01:55 PM

Correction; [some] "black voters". Just as some "white voters" supported apartheid and Nazism. Do you see the difference now?

Kanu Sukha Dec 16, 2024, 07:33 PM

Touche ! Tar everyone wish the same brush ... classical colonialist & imperialist and supremacist attitude.

Fanie Rajesh Ngabiso Dec 17, 2024, 12:47 AM

Tarring "others" with the same brush is not race or religion specific. It affects all of us and all races and religions. Yours included.

musanda Dec 17, 2024, 07:24 AM

Nothing new that Zuma can become . Same old Zuma with same old lies with same old stealing , always crying like baby & potraying himself a "victim" & blaming others but himself for anything .

D'Esprit Dan Dec 16, 2024, 09:32 PM

Well, the majority of white voters believed the evil BS of Verwoerd, Vorster, Botha et al for decades, so maybe, you know, it's not a race thing, but a self-interest thing?

Skinyela Dec 16, 2024, 09:56 AM

"Another Umlazi resident, Nomkhosi Mbanjwa, said he was not oblivious to Zuma’s transgressions, but Zuma was still the right person to lead the country." Interesting logic here, he reckons that Ramaphosa is worse than Zuma. But are they(Zuma and Ramaphosa) the only options available?

Gugu1 K Dec 16, 2024, 01:58 PM

That's because ANC supporters have been programmed to "think" of political competition as competition that exists only between different ANC factions. They are not trained to try and understand policies of parties outside the Congress movement.

Charles Parr Dec 16, 2024, 08:27 PM

The term 'not trained' has to be the most serious indictment of out education system and the reason why it won't be fixed and the reason why Zuma appeals to so many people and, furthermore, why the education system will never be fixed.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 09:32 PM

Rubbish and you know it. Your intention is only aimed to insult the very voter you need to change this country for the better.

Gugu1 K Dec 17, 2024, 11:20 AM

Why won't it be fixed? The BED is led by a DA minister now - a very competent one judging by her record so far. Have faith!

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 09:44 PM

It's effects of "the hot stove" modeling Gugu. You get forced to put your hand on a hot stove for centuries, but when you have a choice not to, you move as far away from the stove as possible. DA must work hard to earn black vote.

Gugu1 K Dec 17, 2024, 11:18 AM

Not just the DA. Other parties too, who share similar values. They are not DA enemies. Realistically speaking, the majority of black people will never vote DA and it is false and condescending to believe that they don't want progress, effecient and corrupt-free government.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 09:51 PM

The only thing that Zuma and Ramaphosa didn't invent is colonialism, racism and apartheid and both are known for fighting against it. That cannot be said about many other parties, including those that are black formed and funded by white trusts

William Dryden Dec 16, 2024, 10:38 AM

This is one dangerous psychopath determined to get rid of the government and the constitution, so that he can invite back his benefactors the Gupta's and continue looting.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 09:34 PM

Precisely, what can Zuma offer to this country that he couldn't in more than 9 years as president and senior executive of the ANC

Muishond X Dec 16, 2024, 11:15 AM

The support for Zuma just affirms the average IQ of certain voter segments/blocks. Lets just call a spade a spade.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 09:28 PM

This kind of comment depicts a very shallow place from which it comes. It is this kind of myopic white thinking that makes it difficult for political parties such as DA find it hard to attract popular vote

D'Esprit Dan Dec 16, 2024, 09:34 PM

Beneath contempt.

Gerhard Van Schalkwyk Dec 17, 2024, 06:44 AM

If he is still alive by 2029

Muishond X Dec 17, 2024, 07:52 AM

With respect, did you not read the article. Zuma wants to replace our legal system....imagine with what? Imagine also, for a moment, what will happen to the Rand and our economy if Zuma ever had to assume power. Hence my reference to low IQ electorate, which I stand by 100%.

Gugu1 K Dec 17, 2024, 11:36 AM

You're sure to lose this argument if you start insulting the intelligence of blacks who support MKP. Not sure if you'll make the same comment if there was never Bantu Education, "colour bar" laws and all races had equal access to education and economic opportunities since colonial times?

Paul T Dec 17, 2024, 06:54 AM

let's call a bigot a bigot.

Muishond X Dec 17, 2024, 07:54 AM

Lets call head in the sand head in the sand. Like a pea brained ostrich!!

Y3mmxiii Mnguni Dec 16, 2024, 12:11 PM

Zuma and his MKP will never be part of the government; they discuss numbers they do not possess and distort reality.

Lian van den Heever Dec 16, 2024, 07:44 PM

Zuma , destroyed SA during his time as president. Fortunately his age is against him . The Zulu tribe is only one of a multitude of tribes. There are 3 conflicting issues: Afrikaner Nationalism , Black Nationalism and British Imperialism . And none of these ideologies see eye to eye.

Lian van den Heever Dec 16, 2024, 09:03 PM

Zuma knows how to talk to the voters and there is a powerful tool in a t-shirt and a foodparcel. Anything to get the power back for Zuma/ successor

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 09:23 PM

I don't agree with you on the three conflicting issues. Remember after Anglo-Boer war the British effectively affirmed the Afrikaner, yes a minority. Now that the majority must be affirmed, there is resistance, particularly from the Afrikaner. They can't even acknowledge our terribly past

Jubilee 1516 Dec 16, 2024, 09:43 PM

Terrible past,agreed,yet highest Human Development Index on the African continent by 1994 already, best education (up to tertiary), best health care, inheriting an economy and infrastructure more productive than all of Africa's combined. So,I am glad it is over,but be realistic and honest about it

Gugu1 K Dec 17, 2024, 06:25 PM

Bantu Education was opposed by Mphahlele and other prominent academics precisely because it was inferior to what whites had. A tool of subjugation. Whilst Nigeria produced a Nobel laureate in 1986 and a Cameroonian was the worlds highest ranked applied mathematician in 2019.

Lian van den Heever Dec 17, 2024, 09:57 PM

Well,let’s agree to disagree. The past is gone . We have to focus on the future and rebuild on what is left. There is no room for division among us as politicians would like it to be. We owe it to the next generation

Lian van den Heever Dec 17, 2024, 10:06 PM

Many of the leaders of the National Party grew up during the Anglo Boer War and they saw what happened to their mothers and sisters at the hands of the british soldiers and some black soldiers in the british army . That had a significant impact on their point of view. In short hatred destroys .

Noelsoyizwap Dec 16, 2024, 08:35 PM

We don't need a blacks only party. However, the way I see it is that, generally, whites are condescending toward black People. Generally, they underestimate the effects of apartheid. They become defensive and exhibit fragility when challenged on their underlying and, often unconscious, racism.

Alan Jeffrey Dec 17, 2024, 01:56 PM

Noel-a simple truth- if from 1994 the DA had governed along with ANC members of the calibre of Thabo Mbeki , the people of SA would have been much better off now. The incompetence, greed and criminality that thrived under Zuma, robbed us all, ESPECIALLY Black people of their deserved better lives.

Noelsoyizwap Dec 17, 2024, 02:57 PM

100% Mr Jeffery. However, why is it that all current political leaders seem to be led by their followers? Are they all populists?

Jubilee 1516 Dec 16, 2024, 09:02 PM

Professor Doctor Zuma, rector of the Nkandla school for actuarial sciences, all eleventy departments, does not know what two thirds means, or that it sounds silly to want black people to unite against 7,5% of the population.

Confucious Says Dec 16, 2024, 09:14 PM

Half full/half empty /full/not full... what's the difference when you can't count?! Maybe he thought that there were eleventyseven and hundred people there?

Andre Swart Dec 16, 2024, 09:45 PM

Demented agenarian who was let out of jail because of his terminal illness, wants to lead? Bizar! Pay back the stolen tax money from the: 1. ARMS BRIBES, 2. NKANDLA upgrade 3. VBS bank loot. And face prosecution for treason in: 3. STATE CAPTURE 4. 2021 July attempt to violently overthrow the state.

Contrarian Guy Dec 17, 2024, 06:46 AM

Delusional rantings of a very shady character surrounded by even shadier characters (if that is even possible). People with more that 3 brain cells will not buy what you and your MK cronies are selling.

Korrasfam Dec 17, 2024, 08:48 AM

"and take back what's ours' !! Sounds very RACIST and much like APARTHEID too !! pssst, by the way the San were actually here FIRST !!

Noelsoyizwap Dec 17, 2024, 02:43 PM

Here some free tuition to you and others: Khoi-San were and are Africans to this day. The Khoi-San people live among the peoples of Southern Africa. Look for information that relates to Khoi-San, the Coloured, the Xhosa and Tswana. Those that live among my people, I can give you their clan names

Jan Pierewit Dec 17, 2024, 09:07 AM

Vestiges of a personality cult.

Sydney Kaye Dec 17, 2024, 10:45 AM

Advice: Offer larger packs of KFC next time

Fernando Moreira Dec 17, 2024, 11:14 AM

A remarkable recovery from a man a deaths door ? The ANC led by Zuma buckled a country and he was the cental figure in a violent insurrection that resulted in hundreds of people dying and cost the country billions and all this happens in plain sight ! Progress !!!

lesley.young1945 Dec 17, 2024, 01:23 PM

…”take back what’s ours “.? From the Guptas? Who else?

BadVlad Putinhere Dec 17, 2024, 03:53 PM

No JZ we will ‘take back what’s ours’ and that was stolen from SA while you were president before 2029! You and your Gupta Tjommies will face SA in a court of law, and we will bring back the stolen billions and rebuild our country! We will fix our country and everything you broke!

Lian van den Heever Dec 17, 2024, 06:43 PM

We as South Africans want to take back what you Mr Zuma have stolen from us and shared with the Guptas. You should be issued with an orange overall and locked away

Kenneth FAKUDE Dec 18, 2024, 12:58 AM

As long as the status quo prevail parties like MK will thrive, the parties who have potential like DA have to get out of the federal mindset, start calling out European leaders who think Africa must thank them for colonization. Do away with concessions on our minerals,radicals will have no legs

Lian van den Heever Dec 18, 2024, 06:13 AM

Apartheid was only from 1948 till 1994 . It ia now 2024 and the government and blacks were unable to build themselves up. Why was it possible for the Afrikaner to uplift themselves before apartheid ? Where are the mothers to motivate their sons and husbands ?

Kenneth FAKUDE Dec 21, 2024, 10:36 AM

They cannot do so without land, the Afrikaners did it with swathes of land at their disposal and subsidized loans from the land bank, I am a livestock farmer it's tough doing it from the pocket in a small parcel of land and waste pampers flying all around.

r Dec 22, 2024, 12:52 PM

I fail to see how and why people treat him as the Messiah, when he was in Charge he did nothing except destruct and destroy this country, and feathered his and his family,s and cronies nests, are people so gullible that they think things are going to be any different now?

Ben Hawkins Dec 22, 2024, 05:04 PM

"There are four years left before we vote again and take back what is ours, and to fix our country …" You couldn't fix it when you were a thieving president, how will you fix it in 2029 tug. You should go and sit next to your fire pool and drink some Zulu beer and keep on dreaming.

Korrasfam Dec 22, 2024, 06:25 PM

Jacob, SOUTH AFRICA, wants to take back what you STOLE and all that you GAVE to an INDIAN FAMILY, who were not even South African !!!!

Korrasfam Dec 22, 2024, 06:27 PM

Jacob, SOUTH AFRICA wants BACK ALL the money you STOLE from it, and ALL the money you GAVE to an INDIANFAMILY, who were not even South African. !!

roelf.pretorius Dec 23, 2024, 11:32 AM

" . . . Zuma has a lot of wisdom that can help the people of this country” - it's the first time I see the hypocritical lip service of Zuma described in those words. But we must realise the danger of Zuma nationalism if it can bamboozle people to see this as "wisdom".