Zuma booed at January 8 statement gathering

President Jacob Zuma was booed by ANC supporters at the party’s January 8 statement event in East London on Saturday.

'If again the judiciary ... do not like Zuma, they want to put Zuma in jail, I will go there and serve and my conscious will be free, knowing very well I never did anything wrong,' says the former president ahead of his trial due to restart on June 23.
'If again the judiciary ... do not like Zuma, they want to put Zuma in jail, I will go there and serve and my conscious will be free, knowing very well I never did anything wrong,' says the former president ahead of his trial due to restart on June 23. (SIMPHIWE NKWALI/ Sunday Times)

President Jacob Zuma was booed by ANC supporters at the party’s January 8 statement event in East London on Saturday.

Zuma arrived in the middle of alliance partner Sanco's message of support with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The two men were cheered by a portion of the crowd when they entered.

However‚ when the cameras moved over Zuma‚ the crowd booed.

When ANC chairman Gwede Mantashe introduced Zuma‚ he was immediately booed.

This was in stark contrast with the welcoming cheers Kenyatta received when Mantashe introduced him directly after Zuma.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the ANC's national executive committee January 8 statement.

- BusinessLIVE


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