President Jacob Zuma has declared last Friday’s protests “racist”. The march on Parliament was representative of the whole population of the Western Cape. The march on the Union Buildings, it seemed, was representative of the population of Gauteng. Every possible skin colour was visible on both occasions. This raises the possibility that Zuma is as blind as he is bad. Philip Lloyd RosebankCape Town

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