JUSTICE MALALA | Zuma’s actions are not those of an innocent man

Hopefully the man, who shamefully thanked the July rioters for their ‘support’, will soon be a spent political force

16 October 2022 - 20:18

Last week former president Jacob Zuma stood on a podium outside a court of law and, in broad daylight, thanked those involved in the deadly July 2021 riots for allegedly standing up against his imprisonment. He did not say: “No, not in my name.” He did not say: “Blood must not be spilt in defence of me.” He did not say: “Do not steal in my name.”..

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