RESIGNATION REACTION
Zuma took SA into ‘state of painful distress’
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba says the indiscretions Jacob Zuma became embroiled in showed an undeniable breakdown in contract between himself and the people he was obliged to serve.Reacting to Zuma’s resignation on Wednesday‚ he said the country had descended into a "state of painful distress"."President Zuma’s resignation is an acknowledgement that public power is to be exercised on behalf of and in service to the people of South Africa‚ rather than for the self-service of the incumbent‚" he said on Thursday morning."Even more important is that once one has taken the oath of office as president of the country one has an obligation to be accountable to all the citizens of the country rather than the party to which one belongs."He said Zuma’s indiscretions pointed to the undeniable breakdown in contact between himself and the people he was supposed to serve‚ as well as becoming a source of division in his party. SA had fallen into a state of painful distress."Hard as it might ha...
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