Instead of campaigning for leadership positions, former president Jacob Zuma should play the role of an elder and advise the ANC.
This is the view of party president Cyril Ramaphosa, who on Saturday said: “Like any other member of the ANC, former president Jacob Zuma can stand for any position.
He was also asked to comment on Zuma’s release from the correctional services system on the expiry of his contempt of court sentence on Friday. Mantashe was quoted as having said: “He was my president for 10 years. I was his secretary for 10 years. I take that as the biggest joke of the year actually. If JZ [Jacob Zuma] at 81 [years old] wants to contest chairperson of the ANC, I take it as a joke.” On the party's Letsema programme, which aims to address service delivery issues and bring communities closer to the party, Ramaphosa said he was pleased to see the programme coming into its own.
“All of that is now being attended to and the pleasing thing is that he has even engaged national departments. The minister of water and sanitation as well as transport have been here and are supporting the work that is being done here.”
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