SA reacts to Zuma’s departure with a sigh of relief, and one of wariness
The reaction to Jacob Zuma’s long-awaited resignation as president of SA has largely been jubilation tempered with caution. Union federation Cosatu said the ANC now had a chance to give "its government a facelift", while fellow ANC alliance partner the SACP emphasised that the poor and the working class had borne the brunt of Zuma’s disastrous presidency. Civil society groups including Save SA, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and Amnesty International celebrated the resignation but noted the work that still lies ahead for a new government, as well as activists and ordinary South Africans. Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla said the incoming president was tasked with restoring confidence and dealing with the "mediocrity and bureaucratic arrogance that has paralysed government". "Some ministers and government leaders need to be removed and replaced in order for our economy to grow and the people-centred development to thrive‚" Pamla was quoted as saying by Jacaranda FM. "We do laud him for...
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