Sunday Times - Zuma's brother makes dramatic plea: Quit now or risk being killed

25 September 2016 - 12:27 By Staff Writer

On the front page of the Sunday Times: President Jacob Zuma's brother is so anxious about growing public anger against the president that he believes the ANC leader should quit politics - or risk being killed‚ the newspaper reported. Michael Zuma and his wife Thembekile MaXulu Zuma spoke to the Sunday Times this week at their home in Nkandla‚ where they expressed their fears for the president's life amid growing calls for him to step down."My brother is having a very difficult time and I have never seen such difficulty. My brother has such difficulty in such a way that you fear that they are going to kill him‚" said Michael.His wife added that some members of the family thought that if Zuma resigned and returned home to Nkandla he would "be safe from these enemies"‚ the Sunday Times report said.TMG Digital/Sunday Times..

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