Is Zuma the new Mbeki?

December 4, 2009 0 Comments

Jacob Zuma

Before Zuma came to power he was a staunch Mugabe critic and we all could not wait for the man to get into office. We could not wait for the burial of “wet towel” Mbeki’s Quiet Diplomacy Policy and the way he was pussyfooting around issues over the border, Mandela had not done much either but more of that some other time……Zuma also criticised Mbeki on how he had handled the whole Zimbabwe issue. Many looked at him as our “savior” from Geriatric but nearly a year on we are still looking for the magic. Don’t get me wrong I know Zuma has got his own domestic issues and the world cup to worry about, I didn’t expect him to swoop into Zimbabwe in his Superman cape but not putting any pressure on Mugabe has not helped matters.

Ian Kharma President of Botswana is the only Leader with a pair in Southern Africa, the Late Zambian President Mwanawasa was another one who did not have a soft spot for Bob and we all thought Zuma was another but it was just farce to feed his campaign. I hope he has one up sleeve because we all feel a bit fooled by him.

JZ once called ZANU PF ministers “adolescent” for a walkout they staged and promised not to follow policies of his predecessor. When his daughter Gugulethu married (MDC-T) Welshman Ncube’s son Wesley I thought for the sake of the inlaws getting along. JZ was going to go in on Mugabe. I think Mugabe was aware of Zuma comming for him but managed to woo him with his charm (didn’t know it still worked). The people of Zimbabwe do not want another Mbeki we do not want another South African President cosy with Mugabe regardless of how long he has been in power. Zuma better act now !