While pro-Zuma supporters are gearing up for a big show of force in Nkandla, the focus is now on law enforcement agencies.
Edward Zuma loves his father to bits – nothing wrong with that. But when the son of embattled former president Jacob Zuma makes a rallying cry that law enforcement officers will have to kill him before arresting his dad, he is asking for trouble.
Showing a middle finger to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, Zuma Jnr’s call flies in the face of stringent and necessary regulations prohibiting mass gatherings.
She said: “His conduct demonstrates a deliberate choice to – instead of furnishing this court with mitigating factors – once again air his views through inflammatory statements intended to undermine this court’s authority and portray himself as a victim of the law.”
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