EDITORIAL: Hope as Zuma’s time runs out
Jacob Zuma’s departure will bring a battered citizenry and economy some immediate relief
It has been several years since South Africans, at the start of a new year, have had the luxury to believe the new year would be better than the old. With a new ANC president at the helm, the end of Jacob Zuma’s abusive presidency is now imminent. While Zuma looks set to survive the first ANC national executive committee meeting since it was elected in December — now under way — he’s not likely to survive the month. When the ANC holds its January lekgotla at the end of next week, the removal of Zuma as president of the country, either voluntarily or by compulsion, will most certainly be on the agenda. While the Zuma hardliners still have a significant presence on the national executive committee, there is a sizeable middle ground that is expected to fall in behind the leadership of the day, giving enough advantage to Cyril Ramaphosa to effect the recall. If this fails, there is the longer route of Parliament, where a vote of no confidence will be sure to succeed this time. Zuma’s we...
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