Fury over Jacob Zuma’s ‘endorsement’ of BLF
The Black First Land First delegation commended Zuma's concept of ‘radical economic transformation’
Former president Jacob Zuma’s apparent endorsement of the Black First Land First (BLF) movement, just a few weeks before the controversial movement is due to contest elections against the ANC, angered elements in the governing party and its alliance partners. The BLF, which supports the Gupta family and has previously threatened to kill white people, visited Zuma at his Durban home at the weekend. Zuma’s dalliance with the BLF happened just as news broke that the ANC had curtailed his programme on the electioneering campaign so that President Cyril Ramaphosa would be the face of the party in the province. During his meeting with the BLF, Zuma urged them to spearhead the fight for radical economic transformation, a term popularised during his scandal-prone period in office. Ramaphosa, who was deputy during Zuma’s second term, has described the Zuma era as "wasted years". "To us who understand what RET [radical economic transformation] is, it is important that you [BLF] are talking ab...
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