First the marches against President Jacob Zuma were racist; now the campaigners are also anti-black. This is the latest rhetoric from our president — as he was speaking at the Twelve Apostles Christ Church’s Easter service in Umgababa, south of Durban, on Sunday. A week ago, Zuma described as racists the thousands of South Africans staging marches countrywide to push him out of office. "Placards at the marches depicting monkeys indicated that our white counterparts view black people as less of human beings or subhuman‚” said Zuma. "We cannot allow racists to take our country backwards." Fast forward to this past Sunday and the president was at it again. Our people must be able to control‚ administer and enjoy the economy. .. now you must be removed because you are trying to make black people wiser‚" Zuma said. "You saw the people in those marches‚ the type of people who have never marched before." He must find it a bit disturbing how South Africans of all races have come together to...
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