Opinion

Zuma is contemptuous of the law of the land, now he needs to feel its full wrath

22 November 2020 - 00:05 By barney mthombothi

As he left the press conference at which he announced his resignation as president almost three years ago, Jacob Zuma paused and enigmatically mumbled something like "we'll meet again, somewhere". The remark elicited a chuckle from the assembled press corps, but nobody seemed to have a clue what he meant. It didn't really matter, though. The country was enormously relieved and happy to see him go. The nightmare was over. Or so we thought...

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