'I am bowing out a happy man': Zuma
Outgoing African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma told media that he is leaving office as a humbled and very happy man.
Zuma addressed media during a walkabout at the party's 54th National Conference at Nasrec.
He closed the briefing with some words of wisdom for the media, as he prepares to hand over the reigns to either Cyril Ramaphosa or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
"I am very happy to have been working with you. It was absolutely wonderful. Don't worry about other things, life is life, we walk at times without thinking and then you kick a stone and feel the pain.
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"The important thing is how you react. This is the strength of the ANC. In the difficulties, how do you rise."
Zuma will remain State President until the 2019 national elections.
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