South Africa's President Jacob Zuma's family slaughtered 12 cows at his rural village at the weekend in a traditional ritual to help him keep his job, local media said Monday.
The Times quoted one clan elder calling
on the ancestors to protect President Zuma against his rivals ahead of
an African National Congress (ANC) leadership vote next month.
"We appeal to you all ... ancestors, to be with
him, to guide him and protect him against those ganging up against him,"
Maqhinga Zuma said at the ceremony in Nkandla where an upgrade to the
leader's private home has sparked controversy.
Guests feasted on the beef cooked on open fire and drank traditional brew, according to the newspaper The Star.
Pictures of President Zuma clad in a traditional
Zulu warrior leopardskin jacket and brandishing a spear and shield were
plastered on the front pages of two leading newspapers.
He faces a tough re-election bid at the ruling
party congress after some former supporters have in recent months openly
campaigned for his removal, calling for him to be replaced by his
deputy Kgalema Motlanthe.
No party officials attended the ceremony.
President Zuma has come under fire for his
leadership in the face of a myriad pressing challenges, including a
slowing economy, joblessness and spiralling corruption.
His home in Nkandla, a village in rural
KwaZulu-Natal, is also at the centre of a storm over a security upgrade
costing around $28 million.
Opposition parties are trying to introduce a vote of no-confidence motion in parliament.
Despite President Zuma's waning popularity,
analysts believe he will be re-elected as party leader, which would
virtually hand him another term as the country's president from 2014 due
to the ANC's overwhelming political dominance.
Source: Africa Review
Source: Africa Review
hmmm, 12 cows slaughtered and cooked on open fire , sounds yummy but i wonder how many he will have slaughtered for presidency if SA had a strong opposition like Ghana. God Help Africa.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, God Help Africa. Good opposition and independent electoral bodies are the way forward. In addition, the African people(us) need to wake up and participate democratically. Ghana has set a good example to other nations.Kenya is next, March this year!
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