RANJENI MUNUSAMY: Zuma is long forgotten as Ramaphosa charm offensive rolls on
It's hard to believe that just week ago, Zuma was resisting an ANC egg dance to remove him from office
It is difficult to believe that, only a week ago, the ANC was still publicly doing an egg dance around Jacob Zuma, with secretary-general Ace Magashule telling a media briefing last Tuesday that the then president had done “nothing wrong”. Zuma stubbornly hung on to power while the clock ticked down on his presidency.This week, South Africa is basking in the “new dawn” of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency, with Zuma relegated as yesterday’s man. On Tuesday was Ramaphosa’s second bite in tackling the country’s major issues when he responded in parliament to Monday’s full-day debate on the state of the nation address. The tone of the debate was significantly different to previous years. With Zuma no longer there to behave like the parliamentary jester, the focus was on South Africa’s rebuilding and recovery mission. Ramaphosa said he appreciated the “meaningful debate”, as well as the “decorum and respect” in the House. He said he was humbled by the response across the nation to his “Send ...
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