Zille and Zuma

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Bravo Charles.

PC on May 27, 2009 at 10:34 AM

Bravo indeed.

Joe M on May 27, 2009 at 10:41 AM

Agreed. Good work. This is South Africa's first post-apartheid Big Man.

Rotten666 on May 27, 2009 at 11:00 AM

I was afraid this day would come... couldn't agree with you more, Charles.

wench on May 27, 2009 at 11:09 AM

Agreed. This is real sad - sad and infuriating.

Jason Eckelman on May 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM

Charles,
Intense. Yeah, Jacob Zuma and his supporters' chauvinism is evident (calling the Premier a "girl"? Huh?). Indeed, the continent (as a whole) is in trouble. Seems its regressing. Many African societies still maintain the "big man" mystique. Quite sad.

lark on May 27, 2009 at 11:43 AM

This guy's a huge step backwards, and it's not anti-African to call someone out on stupid or dangerous behavior, it's common sense. I completely agree with Charles on this.

I think I need to go have a bit of a lie-down and reflect on this magic moment.

Jessica on May 27, 2009 at 11:47 AM

This was informative, Charles.

I learned a lot from you.

Pretty sad state of affairs for a country that just a few short years ago showed promise...

hartiepie on May 27, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Thank you, Charles.

You say what I think but cannot myself say because you are African and I am not.

Sub-Saharan Africa needs a new breed of leaders with progressive, as opposed to chauvanistic, values.

Otherwise, the sub-Saharan part of that continent will remain forever poor and plagued by AIDS.

Glossy on May 27, 2009 at 11:23 PM