President Zuma klaps a foreigner? It is not what you think

A picture purportedly showing President Jacob Zuma hitting a man - was actually part of a traditional ceremony.

President Zuma of South Africa hitting a foreigner at his residence no wonder he never condemmed Xenophobia pic.twitter.com/PZuOTtkcf7

— primrose Obata dodo (@primrosedodo) April 23, 2015

Is it true that President Zuma of South Africa also rough handled a Foreigner working for him? someone posted the picture on my fb..

— Adebisi Adeniyi (@Adecoolman) April 22, 2015

According to EWN the picture was taken at Zuma’s Nkandla homestead in Kwazulu Natal, and only shows Zuma pretending to deliver a presidential klap as part of a traditional scuffle.

In other words, it was just mock fighting.

Also the picture is actually a year or two old, and thus has nothing much to do with South Africa's current xenophobic unrest.