The finger-pointing regarding the xenophobic attacks extended into parliament when Julius took his opportunity to lay into JZ and his family.
Rousing words indeed from Sizwe Mabizela, the Rhodes University vice-chancellor. Perhaps not so much if you happen to be a politician in our country, however.
Long-serving ANC stalwart Mac Maharaj is set to bow out of South African politics at the end of the month. So, who will be the next presidential spokesperson then?
Here’s another open letter that’s doing the rounds and is certainly worth a read. This guy has some interesting words of wisdom for el Presidente.
Just when you thought you had heard it all regarding statues someone pops a bronze JZ on top of Lion’s Head. Some were impressed, some were certainly not.
Oh how we laughed – Jacob Zuma and the Presidency of South Africa pulled off their own April Fools’ prank yesterday and some people weren’t too impressed.
The ANC Youth League have set their sights on one of Pretoria’s statues now and they have some rather prominent voices behind them.
It looks like the wheels are coming off the Western Cape ANC bus as meetings have been held regarding disbanding the party’s leadership structures.
We’re all a bit tired of hearing how the ANC government abuses money on parties, cars and swimming pools. Here’s another to add to the list.
It must be awful running this country and being held accountable for every decision you make – which is why Jacob daydreamed out loud yesterday about what he would change were he a dictator.
So where do South African political parties acquire all of their funding from then? It seems the EFF may be getting some help from a rather unlikely source.
Julius Malema took to the microphone Saturday and gave a rousing speech to those gathered complete with a call to arms. Those statues are in for some tough times.
Just when everyone had forgotten about the ongoing tax case with Julius Malema the plot takes another twist. It’s not looking so rosy for the beret-wearing leader.
Well it only took days, months and years but eventually South Africa (and the EFF) got their chance to ask JZ the question that has been uttered, chanted and screamed from rooftops around the country.
So what should we expect this time around then? Will we see absolute chaos or have parliament learnt their lesson from the debacle that was SONA? Only time will tell.
So you started off with good intentions of paying attention for the entirety of yesterday’s address by Jacob Zuma, then your mind drifted. What did you miss? The Mail and Guardian have made it easy for us.
Zuma has pretty much put himself on a pedestal by endlessly giving wonderful jobs to his cronies – they all are now running the country into the ground, and Zuma refuses to take blame.
Mbete apologises. Naspers unbundles print division. Obama says they’re not at war with Islam. Apple watch will make too much money. Vanilla Ice bust robbing a house. Metrorail app is pretty smart. Pinterest goes for $11 billion valuation.
When it comes to parenting everyone has their own take on what makes or breaks a child. The ‘father’ of our nation, ol’ Jacob to the Zuma, could well do with learning a few of these handy tips.
Cellphone jamming issue goes to high court. Egypt retaliates for Christian slaughter. Mbeki’s Nkandla remarks were a ‘distortion.’ Load-shedding’s incredible losses. DSK prostitutes drop suit. New US drone laws. Riri and Leo back in the mix.
The impartial white-shirted security forces who were responsible for the ejection of EFF members at Thursday’s SONA may not been so impartial after all. Shock, horror.
And the name-calling train rolls on, gathering steam with each day as our politicians take to name-calling, mud-slinging and behaving with a distinct lack of class.
So who was right and who was wrong? We ain’t legal experts here but let’s try a bit of the old nitty-gritty and see where it gets us.
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Everyone had an opinion pre-SONA, and everyone certainly has a clear opinion post. Gareth Cliff’s opinion would be interesting, and here’s his Twitter for you.
Good news foreigners wanting to grab a nice spot of South African land by the sea on which to retire…yeah, sorry, no good news at all I’m afraid. Leasing is fun though, right?
Aah, The SONA. What a great movie. It was like it was scripted. Looks like they should have taken Malema’s threats a little more seriously.
Anyone who watched the State of the Nation address on TV would have been aware that there was a LOT of action they ‘chose’ not to air. Like this video of the EFF being thrown out.
Pay attention folks because it is getting all kinds of messy before tonight’s State of the Nation address. Fights, police threats, controversy and drama…all essential viewing.
Who would have thought Julius Malema was an angry teenager right? Enjoy this footage of him losing his rag back in 2001.