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Rain 'a good omen for Zuma'
17/12/2007 13:29 - (SA)
Polokwane - Heavy rains in Polokwane after the first day of the ANC national conference indicate a change of guard in the party was imminent, say some delegates.
"If you look at the Zulu traditional practices, you will find that there would be rainfall each time a new king is installed," Mandla Simelane from KwaZulu-Natal said on Monday.
"From what happened yesterday (Sunday), there is no doubt that the heavy rains are a like a broom sweeping the ANC house in preparation for the new leadership about to come in."
Sunday saw Zuma backers bringing proceedings to a halt after demanding that votes be counted manually.
The clouds opened at the end of the day's session.
Simelane said: "You could see it was delegates from the Zuma camp who were dictating what the way forward should be. Mbeki supporters were nowhere to be seen."
Another Zuma supporter, Alfred Seshogo, said it was an understatement to say Zuma would become the new ANC president at the end of the conference.
"The fact of the matter is that everything happening at the conference so far shows he has already taken charge," said Seshogo.
"So, the rain was a way of the ANC ancestors welcoming and wishing him the best in his new position as the party president."
The ANC conference entered its second day on Monday with no finality on nominations for the party's top leadership positions.
So far, only incumbent Thabo Mbeki and his deputy Jacob Zuma have been nominated for the presidency by party structures.
- SAPA
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