Former black consciousness leader Saths Cooper has called for calm as South Africa’s political landscape rests on volatile ground with the imminent arrest of former president Jacob Zuma. ZumaArrest ZumaJudgment TheStar_news
“The signs were there but we ignored them because we chose to think that there would be better judgement and better leadership, we are seeing is resurrection of things in our history we should not forget that there was a break away within the ANC in 1960 with ANC yase Natal we have seen identity politics and those that certain war lords had problems with in the black-on-black period wreaking havoc and causing great uncertainty.
Cooper said Kwa Zulu Natal, president Zuma’s home province was a problematic province in terms of the sprouting of political violence. He said it was Zuma’s responsibility to call those who were defending him with war cries to order. “Supporters would not act this way if we had strong leaders. The president got poor legal advice that cause the Concourt to make such an unprecedented ruling,” Cooper said.
Cooper said the South African politics had past wounds which were not healed. He said the ANC had to clean up its backyard before it causes instability in the country. “We get the kinds of rhetoric where we blame each other. Younger people are getting socialized with the baggage of their elders.”