South Africa: From Tethered Bird to Lame Duck in Nine Short Months

opinion

Johannesburg — THE events of the past two weeks have combined to convey any clear political message, it is that President Jacob Zuma is a lame duck a mere nine months into his presidency.

The president has been hobbled from the start by the need to keep the competing factions of his coalition together. This has forced him into a strategy of constant compromise, sacrificing clear leadership for the sake of maintaining unity.

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