Since his election as president of South Africa in 2009, he has ridden out criminal investigations and corruption allegations (he may still face several hundred such charges). The arguments of Mr Zuma’s loyalists were perhaps the ultimate indictment of the president. But anger and shame at Mr Zuma’s conduct run deep within the ANC and its long-term support base. But the damage Mr Zuma has done to the ANC is every bit as substantial. The result was a kind of victory for Mr Zuma.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2017 18:11 UTC