Former president Jacob Zuma’s eldest son Edward says his father is not going anywhere any time soon.
Zuma’s legal team has hit back at a high court order that he must return to jail by lodging an appeal.
Speaking outside his father’s Nkandla compound on Thursday before a thanksgiving event in honour of Zuma, Edward said the family was “unfazed” by judge Keoagile Matojane’s ruling that the correctional services department's decision to grant parole to the erstwhile president was unlawful.
“We know that my father is not going anywhere,” said Edward, talking to media gathered outside the compound for the event organised by a group of supporters calling themselves My President group.
Spokesperson for the group, Mduduzi Nkambule, said the event was geared to honour Zuma for the “nine most progressive years in democracy”.
He said Zuma had made a name for himself by being generous to the nation.
Nkambule, wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “100% support for Msholozi”, said their group had gained prominence for supporting Zuma over the years.
They were not expecting a big crowd due to the festive season.
They were happy that Zuma’s legal team had appealed and were confident it would lead to a different conclusion.
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