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'Zuma is for the poor'
19/12/2007 13:48  - (SA)  

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  • Johannesburg - Some want to leave the country. Others say South Africa would at long last have a leader who cares for the poor.

    These were some of the responses of Johannesburg residents approached on Wednesday about Jacob Zuma's election as new African National Congress president.

    Mandy John, 25, from Braamfontein said she did not want to live in the country any longer.

    "I am going to leave. How can a man who has no morals become a president of the ANC? What type of a role model will he be for youngsters?"

    John Lempe, 31, asked for his reaction in Roserbank Mall, said: "Zuma is not like Mbeki who is for the elite. Zuma is for the poor."

    Anna Seleka, 61, of Parkview said she did not want Zuma to win.

    "The problem with him is that he could face serious charges. What will the international community say ... when he is elected president of the country in two years?"

    'What will he teach people?'

    Hilton Rogers, 24, had a more qualified response.

    "Zuma is inconsistent. Maybe if he becomes consistent, then something positive would come out of this whole thing," said Rogers.

    Sixteen-year-old Lana Kotoglou of Rosebank expressed concern over the impact of comments made by Zuma during his rape trial last year.

    "What will he teach people? That they can sleep with people who have HIV/Aids without protection and take a shower afterwards?" she asked.

    "Zuma should never have been elected president of the ANC, and I definitely would not like to see him as president of the country."

    Sandile Mntambo, 25, said he was solidly behind the new ANC president.

    'He can make a difference'

    "I'm relieved and happy because I wanted Zuma to win the elections," he said.

    "I believe he can make a difference in the country, especially with the issue of illegal migrants coming into country and causing chaos."

    Several residents showed no interest in Zuma's election.

    "Politicians are just getting richer while the people on the street suffer. I don't care who the next ANC president is," Raven Govender of Lenasia said.

    Zuma toppled Thabo Mbeki as ANC leader on Tuesday night, beating him with 2 329 votes against 1 505 at the party's elective conference in Polokwane, Limpopo.

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      zuma for president
    19/12/2007 14:06
    ...i still remember all the fears in 1994...being white..now 13 years later i a still alive, and better off financially..might i add...congratulations mr zuma...learn from your predecessors...first 100 days crucial...to ALL SOUTH AFRICANS...black and white and brown...and ps. you have HUGE shoes to fill..but if 2300 people think you can..i will do so as well..untill proven otherwise - Paul Joubert
     
      Zuma
    19/12/2007 14:07
    For all those who want to leave the country. Please leave as your negativity about leaving is boring and we are tied of those you are not participating, especialy you Mandy John. - speed
     
      Zuma is the man..
    19/12/2007 14:11
    Everyone says Zuma is a criminal. Who said Mbeki's hands are clean?? They are both on the same platform. Another one has been protected with the name PRESIDENT of the country. If JZee goes down, then others will follow! - Lebsa - Lebogang
     
      Zuma for the poor???
    19/12/2007 14:13
    I wonder why are people thinking that Rev. Kanga is for the poor? Could it be that he is seen to be "in touch" with the masses? Which politician doesn't do that when they want to be elected? Personally I'm very worried of what is to happen after he's at the helm. He has surrounded himself with the leftists who want to ruin all the gains we have achieved so far for personal gain. He has no choice but to budge to their pressure, remember he has no clear economic policies (not very educated remember - Aviwe
     
      At last a leader to unite all classes
    19/12/2007 14:16
    The working class have spoken and I think and strongly believe that Mr Zuma is not a fool who will want to see a country that he fought for go into ashes, he is a true leader that can unite the elite and the working class. - Makasane Sono
     
      Zuma
    19/12/2007 14:18
    Zoom Mazda! - Fikiele
     
      Zuma
    19/12/2007 14:18
    A dark day for South Africa, it shows the calibre of people that voted for him... they dont care about his dubious past, or the fact that he never had a formal education... God help this country as we are going to need it. No wonder Africa is a poverty stricken mess. - Honestly
     
      Viva Zuma
    19/12/2007 14:18
    The people have spoken a democratic process has been followed let us respect the results. Unfortunately countries are not run on the barometer of morals because then all of us morally will be found wanting. Those who have no sin may cast the first stone Viva Msholozi 100% Zuma - dlagamandla
     
      zuma the president
    19/12/2007 14:19
    i honestly believe that it is the right choice since the whole of anc have been dominated by one speaking nation maybe then they will defeneltly change the policy of the p[arty mostly about the illegal immigrants that are ruling this beutifull country - mkv
     
      Where to now?
    19/12/2007 14:20
    Most of my friends are leaving the country. Day by day I see them off. Should I go to? and where should i go? I love my country. I love my home and I love my job! Is is this the end of South Africa ? Does Zuma mean the end of our future here? As a tax payer and a citizen of this country I will not go! White or black lets all stand together and prove the world wrong. Lets build our nation, lets show the rest of Africa that we are truly the rainbow nation. - Vaughan
     
      New ANC President
    19/12/2007 14:25
    I write with sadness in my heart. I am a young black woman who lost family & friends during the apartheid regime. But looking at who is elected 2 run the party, erases the sacrifices that people fought & died for. I have a 3yr old girl who I wonder will she have 2 grow up without the freedom to wear a skirt because it's inviting man? Will her 'No' be intepreted as 'Yes' 2 some man because they are African man? Something 2 think about. Come 2009, I 4 1 WILL vote a white government back in power! - Anonymous
     
      Jacob Zuma As president
    19/12/2007 14:26
    south africa is the next Zimbabwe he will run south africa into the ground and kick out all the whites - mark f
     
      Zuma is for the poor
    19/12/2007 14:29
    FIRST ZUMA HAS NEVER HELPED THE POOR BEFORE, HE JUST PLAYING MR. NICE GUYS ABOUT BEING THE PEOPLE'S PERSON, HE STILL HAS TO PROVE THAT TO THE NATION.HE MUST STILL HAVE HIS DAY IN COURT IN ORDER TO PROVE TO THE NATION THAT HE'S NOT THE CRIMINAL AS BEING LABELLED. MR. PRESIDENT (MBEKI)IS THE MOST SELFISH LEADER IN THE 94YEARS OF THIS HUGE ENTITY. WHEN HE BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARTY HE WAS UNOPPOSED BUT WHY NOW,R.S.A. WILL BE BETTER WITHOUT HIM. BOTH MEN DON'T DESERVE TO RULE THIS COUNTRY. - Sabelo Masimini
     
      The Nation will heal
    19/12/2007 14:34
    The nation will ultimately heal and go along normally after the shocking news of what is seen as a "hijack of the ANC". What counts is the policy of the ANC which no fundamental changes are forthcoming. The issue of faces behind matters less. Offcause thing as they are will not be easy to accept but it's only a question of time before we accept Zuma as our Leader. - Qonda
     
      Poor v Guns
    19/12/2007 14:39
    If Zuma is for the poor, why did he support the Arms deal? Surely jobs and houses should come before guns? - Greg
     
      Zuma
    19/12/2007 14:44
    I'm always amazed when people discuss South Africa and our politics in a first world related context. This is Africa that we live in, not Europe, and the rules, standards and norms are set to African levels. Long rule Jacob Zuma, viva! - Philip Snyman
     
      zuma for presidency
    19/12/2007 14:45
    Zuma qualify to be our next president. Because he is innocent. RI KHOU TODA MISHUMO. - thilivhali tshivhase
     
      Mandy John
    19/12/2007 14:47
    Who gives a damn if you leave or not? LEAVE. - Randy John
     
      He is not an Angel...
    19/12/2007 14:48
    Lets stop looking at the negatives about JZ. Why can't we give him a chance to lead his organisation and go through court process because he is innocent until proven guilty. I like him because he is a humanitirian at heart. I am not saying he is an Angel but he does not live in the company of Saints either...Many of us will be suprised if he recharged and high profiled people enter the dock alongside him. - OT
     
      im off as well
    19/12/2007 14:50
    im off to Nigeria, i understand economy is booming that side, bye all south africans good luck with Msholozi and the weather in sa is getting bad as well, Hello Nigeria. - mk
     
      Zuma as president of the country
    19/12/2007 14:51
    I think, the vores reflect the will of the peaple and it was a democratic Vote. More importantly they reflect that 60% of our people are illiterate. I dont think that he is the man for the country as much as he is for the peaple - Tshepo
     
      Enough is Enough
    19/12/2007 14:54
    I think Thee President (TM) has dugged his own grave by trying to tarnish the image of JZ. It is about time he has a taste of his medicine. People need to remember that ANC doesn't belong to anyone and that's what made Mbheki not to have enough support, same goes to JZ if he becomes like Mbheki. Young people especially blacks need to learn as much as they can for us to be able to identify leaders out of them. There is abundance of negative information out there that is misleading young people. - Thabo
     
      Which Poor? Business comes First!!!
    19/12/2007 14:58
    There is nothing like 'for the poor'.Any leader/party that think can focus on the poor and neglect the capitalist business is living in a dreamland.Business create jobs for the poor,environment for business to flourish must be created,no room for SACP,COSATU.Zuma is hungry,corruptible,hurt & dangerous.At least he has good team around him to keep check.SA is bigger than any individual, but business rules.We make money during these uncertain times.Thanks - Manaka
     
      Yeah right!
    19/12/2007 14:58
    Zuma is for the poor: what a joke! It will just be a different set of cronies lining their own pockets. The country should not be beholden to 4000 ANC party hacks been completely churlish in choosing a new leader. The ANC is a party in crisis and hopefully this event will bring about a grand opposition coalition, including a renegade group from the ANC, to challenge these guys. This country can do better in 2009 and we don't need to put up with these guys in perpetuity. - Longbow
     
      We need blessings from GOD
    19/12/2007 15:10
    What has ZUMA done for the poor so far in such that all the negativity that surrounds him should be forgotten? After a couple of years I just CANNOT seem to get over the fact the he deliberately got himself HIV +, even if I?m drunk I can never fail to make a right decision in that situation and I?m not even expecting a 15 year old to he deliberately get himself HIV +. Not to mention his comments afterwards?what is this saying about our future president or rather our future. GOD bless South Africa - help
     
      Zuma as president of the country
    19/12/2007 15:16
    I fill great if zuma becomes the president of the coutry.The first president was the xhosa speaking,the second and the third but not the forth,its totaly unfair,let us get someone different.I was totally distubed oneday when my wife was looking for a job from wateraffairs,and they asked her if knows sexhosa,and she said know,they said she cannot get a job.Thats where i started hated this thing. - D.p maseko
     
      There was no competition for Zuma
    19/12/2007 15:19
    Well, Zuma has won. Not because he was the best candidate. There was no other option for those who wanted change in leadership. Change is good and change is pain. Looking at the company Zuma keeps, it does not paint a good picture of what one can expect from him as a leader. He is surrounded by hooligans. He is their stepping stone to positions of power. It's payback time President Zuma. - Musatondwa
     
      Leave the country
    19/12/2007 15:22
    Mandy, please hurry up what are you waiting for? To Lana, my child, please learn some manners. In Afrcian custom, you do not speak like that about the elderly. Note that the so called rape trial was just to try and humilate Mr Zuma so that he does not run for ANC presidency. - Proudly SA
     
      President
    19/12/2007 15:22
    I'm glad Zuma has won. I don't want a leader who holds on to power forever. We are a democratic society - let the democratic processes unfold and dictate. We know some leaders who want to rule until death doeth them part. - Alpheus Mashiapata
     
      wrong ANC president @ the wrong time
    19/12/2007 15:26
    if maybe msholozi has not been involved in Rape,corruption & fraud allegatios i would personally give him a chance to lead our country. - zola
     
      Msholozi, ANC PRESIDENT
    19/12/2007 15:29
    Goodbye for those who intend to leave the country. It seems that some sections of our society still cannot accept democratic processes and outcomes. My advice to them is to seek out ANC branches where they will be able to influence these processes in order for them to deal with the outcomes constructively. There is still a whole lot of work to be done to improve the living conditions of South Africans. Let them rest assured that they are welcome any time they decide to relocate. - majority rule
     
      GOOD times
    19/12/2007 15:33
    VIVA Mzanzi ! - !
     
      zuma
    19/12/2007 15:36
    If Zuma's supporters had brains , they would have showed them by not being so disruptive !I mean they behaved like youths who are impassive & irational !!!!!! Yet they were adults ! Even if Mbeki lost , I can assure you that his supporters are shrewd people with dignity & excellent reputations ! It's fine that JZ'S supporters kept their promise of giving him the votes !! BUT ...Will JZ return the favor ??? To all of them nogal !! He might be keen , but will he deliver ?? Morakane Tsel - Morakane
     
      reaction on zuma
    19/12/2007 15:58
    i'm glad that zuma has been elected the anc president , life is about change we need somebody with fresh ideas and can be able to relate to the poor people of this country i'm hopeful that some good will come up after all no one is perfect. - paul mabele
     
      another article
    19/12/2007 15:59
    that doesn't really tell us anything new. balanced? yes, informative? not really. come on news24, you can do better! - Anymouse
     
      Zumas President of ANC
    19/12/2007 16:00
    Is the president of ANC the one to be president of SA? If not cant the ANC nominate someone within their ranks for the countrys presidency? People are worried as if Zuma is the SA president already. - JV. Zambia
     
      ANC SAGA
    19/12/2007 16:15
    We do not care who the president is, as long it's still ANC. stop the fighting.ANC RECRUIT NEW BLOOD.THIS IS EMBARRASING, OR PRESIDENTS SHOULD ROTATE FROM ALL DIFFRENT GROUPS, WE ARE TIRED OF THIS INFIGHTING,OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT FIGHT IN PUBLIC. THEY KEEP THIER DIRTY LAUNDRY, BLACK JOURNALISTS PLEASE WAKE UP, YOU'RE MAKING A JOKE OUT OF YOSELVES - XHOSa
     
         
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