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=The wheel turns Jacob Zuma’s way=


 * Ndivhuho Mafela, The Times Politically Correct, 1 February 2008**

“The wheels have turned ”. These were the words of one MP after the ANC parliamentary caucus lekgotla burst into that song “Umshini Wam” welcoming ANC president Jacob Zuma.

The MP said this when he saw government ministers, Thoko Didiza, Ncgonde Balfour, Lindiwe Hendricks, Naledi Pandor, Roy Padayachee and Brigedete Mabandla were enthusiastically singing Zuma’s trademark song.

Politics can be a very cruel and embarrassing game at times. It was the very same ministers who went around the country campaigning for president Thabo Mbeki to continue for a third term as ANC leader, but unfortunately he was ousted by Zuma. For political survival the ministers have now changed tune they even went on to sing “Zuma my president’’. If politics is not a strange game then it is a game played by good hypocrites.

It goes to show that politicians will go to every length to try and prolong their careers. Many government ministers who has been seen to be close to Mbeki and have made their feelings known about how they would prevent Zuma from taking over the party presidency are now the one’s who rushed to greet him when he arrived at the Lekgotla. Alliances have shifted. Mbeki is now an outsider and his ministers are starting to leave him in oblivion. There were times when Mbeki was a demi-god in the ANC. Ministers, MP’s imitated Mbeki’s mannerisms and his pronunciation of words. They loved him. But now they love Zuma. The point that I am trying to make is either people in the ANC unite and support the elected leader regardless of the differences they had in lobbying and campaigning or people just support the leader for the sake of their political careers.


 * From: http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/politicallycorrect/2008/02/01/the-wheel-turns-jacob-zumas-way/**

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