The ANC's electoral losses after 22 years of dominance are a watershed moment for the Rainbow Nation South Africa's controversial president, Jacob Zuma, is well known for his antipathy towards urban black intellectuals, whom he labels "the clever blacks". In 2014, when he was asked about public concerns that he had used state funds to build himself a £13m palace in his home village in rural KwaZulu Natal, he replied that only "very clever and bright people" cared about the issue. In a speech in...
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The Guardian - 7 Aug 2016 01:03
The ANC's electoral losses after 22 years of dominance are a watershed moment for the Rainbow Nation South Africa's controversial president, Jacob Zuma, is well known for his antipathy towards urban black intellectuals, whom he labels "the clever blacks". In 2014, when he was asked about public concerns that he had used state funds to build himself a £13m palace in his home village in rural KwaZulu Natal, he replied that only "very clever and bright people" cared about the issue. In a speech in...
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