Mbeki - some perspectives

The recent ANC leadership race made news worldwide. I am sure that those pieces of serialised newsclips hardly cared to describe a feeling that is prevalent amongst South Africans. Mbeki is such a spindoctor that Zuma is seen as some demon that will destroy South Africa. Zuma is by no means a demon, but he is certainly a poor candidate. Despite that, the Polokwane vote was a vote against Mbeki rather than necessarily being one for Zuma per se. It just so happens that Zuma is the pivotal figure to lead the mutiny aginst the demon Mbeki (Yes! In answer to your question Mbeki, you do have horns.

Some very interesting blog pieces shed a little bit of light of the same shade I am standing in.

http://blogs.uct.ac.za/blog/media-flaws/2007/12/19/irresistable-satire

and perhaps a favourite one:

http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/?p=429 to which i also added a comment before I wrote for this long neglected blog again.