A tired-looking but combative Jacob Zuma arrived back in South Africa from his trip to Cuba for medical treatment, seeking to galvanise his supporters: “I am not afraid of jail. I have been to jail during the struggle”
Back from Cuba, the former president wastes no time in whipping up anger among his backers against the judicial process probing his role in state capture
Leading the raucous reception was a who’s who of the vocal ANC leadership faction opposed to President Cyril Ramaphosa. “Since we have our friends, the media, who will run and report that he [Zuma] has lost his eyesight, let me remove the glasses to show you that I can still see,” said Zuma.An RET member who welcomed the former president and his contingent of bodyguards told City Press that Zuma “is still unwell” and was only back in the country “because of his determination to show his willingness to participate in the court processes”.
Mahumapelo said he was aware that there was a large portion of the country’s population who wanted to see Zuma behind bars.Zuma’s arrival was meant to be a catalyst for the RET forces, who have felt galvanised since the Pietermaritzburg High Court issued a warrant of arrest for him over an unconvincing medical note that his lawyers had submitted to explain his absence.
At the meeting, they also bemoaned the weakness of the ANC in Parliament and said the economic situation in the country had worsened after Zuma left government. Van Rooyen said he believed this was a deliberate attempt to divert South Africans from real issues affecting the country. “They are using JZ, who has become a symbol of division for those who are in trouble with the law. They have institutionalised a faction and called it RET. But RET is a resolution of the ANC conference.
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