ANC stalwart Kathrada urges Zuma to step down

One of the Rivonia trialists who was sentenced along with Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment on Robben Island‚ Ahmed Kathrada‚ has urged President Jacob Zuma in a letter to step down. Saying it was painful for him to have to break from tradition and feel obliged to write to the President to express his concerns‚ Kathrada cautioned Zuma that his “outstanding contribution” to the liberation struggle stood to be severely tarnished if the remainder of his term as President continued “to be dogged ...