Dlamini-Zuma remarks show undivided support for President, says analyst
Political analyst, Somadoda Fikeni says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's comments made during a speech in Sasolburg in the Free State last week indicates she has aligned herself with the dominant faction of the ANC.
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He believes the former chairperson of the African Union Commission has sided with Jacob Zuma by endorsing his call for radical economic transformation.
Fikeni says Dlamini-Zuma failed to address concerns around poor governance.
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"She did not pronounce on the matter of state capture, the Guptas, corruption which seemed to paralyse the state - nor did she pronounce on the challenges facing SOEs," he said.
Fikeni says Dlamini-Zuma never touched on issues raised by society at the moment.
"Her emphasis was more on discipline - not to criticise leaders in public. But discipline must also come with certain principles that leaders who are being criticised ought to have adhered to," he said.