Johannesburg — There was a time when Jacob Zuma got by with dodging serious issues and refusing to stand accountable. But the country is now lurching from one crisis to another, and South Africa needs a president who can show real leadership. Zuma had the chance to do in Parliament on Thursday; possibly the only thing of significance he said in two hours was a hint that the state could soon act against Julius Malema.
It was always going to be a testing question and answer session in Parliament for President Jacob Zuma on Thursday. The country is going through a difficult period with upheavals and intensive strike actions spreading in the mining industry, the mainstay of South Africa's economy.
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