THERE is no question about the legal legitimacy of President Jacob Zuma holding office. "The one who laughs while crushing his enemies" was duly elected. But in SA’s system of democracy voters do not choose or remove the president. Only the governing party can do so. Hence my wish that the rest of the ANC’s top six move quickly and firmly to recall Zuma from duty.If the ANC leadership could put party loyalties, patronage and infighting aside and honestly seek to promote the good of all citizens, it would already have acted. Here’s why: the basic motivation for recalling the president is that he has lost the moral legitimacy to be SA’s first citizen. The Constitutional Court has ruled that he compromised his oath of office. His other legal troubles and constant efforts to delay his day in court have led to a loss of confidence in his moral authority to lead. In short, he simply saps too much energy from the national psyche.However, Zuma’s removal alone will not save us. It needs to c...
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