ANTHONY BUTLER: Zuma unravels all the good work done in KZN
Former president’s power has been cemented in part by continued courting of traditional leaders
08 March 2024 - 05:00
Former president Jacob Zuma has done much to integrate the province of KwaZulu-Natal into national political life over the past three decades. Now he is threatening to undo his lifetime’s key achievement.
During the democratic transition, violent conflict between IFP- and ANC-aligned groups almost descended into civil war. After the ANC was unbanned Zuma was defeated by Cyril Ramaphosa for the position of secretary-general at the ANC’s Durban conference...
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