Cape Town — African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, has not minced his words when it comes to former president, Jacob Zuma, saying he left the ANC “in a mess”.
Mbalula was speaking at an ANC supporters rally at Mlungisi, Komani in the Eastern Cape this past weekend and he gave his unfiltered thoughts on Zuma and the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, calling him “dishonest” and said he “wasted nine years leading the country”, The Citizen reported.
“He [Zuma] never did what the ANC instructed him to do, instead he left us in a mess…When we decided to recall him, he asked for reasons, yet he knew why. Why was the ANC going to keep someone who was facing criminal charges?” Mbalula said.
“Now, he says it is Ramaphosa [who decided he be recalled], yet he brought us Ramaphosa, who was busy with his businesses,” Mbalula added.
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— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) May 19, 2024
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma was ineligible to contest this year’s elections after South Africa’s top court threw out Zuma’s complaint against an electoral commission decision that a previous conviction for contempt prevents him from becoming an MP.
This comes as electoral authorities argue that Zuma’s 2021 conviction bars him from the ballot.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
