With fierce protests outside and mutterings of discontent from within his party,leader appeared grim and wounded on the podium. Daily Maverick (an independent, nonconformist person) reportsEven before the South African president took to the podium, there were telltale signs that things would be different at Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address this year.
There was a ring of steel around parliament, and less of the normal pomp and ceremony,and both the president and deputy president skipped their customary stroll up the red carpet. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com