TOM EATON: Performative victimhood aside, Zuma could sell SA festive feudalism
30 July 2024 - 05:00
Jacob Zuma has a tough task ahead of him, even tougher than swearing to uphold the constitution while keeping a straight face. To avoid the ultimate horror — living off just his pension — he needs to sell SA the last thing many of its people want: chaotic, arbitrary rule by decree.
To be fair, if anyone can do it, it’s him and his MK party, a group that is proving adept at mashing together contradictory positions and selling them as common sense. ..
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