President Jacob Zuma has said that the ANC is ready for a woman president in an interview with the SABC's Nguni radio station. This from the story by Penwell Dlamini: “It is no longer a discussion in the ANC whether a women can take a high leadership position or not. This discussion has been had before and the party agreed that anyone who is seen to have the qualities to lead the movement‚ there won’t be any problem for that person to do so‚” Zuma said. “The ANC is ready for that‚ in fact the party has been ready for some time.” He added: “If you look in government‚ women are holding key positions and you can see they are doing a good job… no one in the ANC is questioning whether a woman can be the president or not. “It will depend on the integrity that she possesses and whether members see her fit for the position. We no longer look at whether the person is a woman or man. This is our belief in the ANC.” Of course, Zuma's observation is to be welcomed. As is his belief that presid...
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