‘A President I Can Be Proud of’: South Africans Express Their Hopes
- 6 years ago
‘A President I Can Be Proud of’: South Africans Express Their Hopes
For the first time since Mandela, I have hope for our country,
and a president I can be proud of." Anne Kruger, 66, a retired journalist who lives in Paarl, in the province of Western Cape.
South Africa as a whole has a water scarcity problem, which will have to be prioritized sooner rather than later." Brandon Gregory, 31, a freelance writer
and office assistant who lives in Paarl, near Cape Town.
"Knowing Ramaphosa stood silently by during the years Zuma ransacked the country, it’s difficult to feel like
this won’t be swapping one destructive status quo for another." Tamsin Walker, 28, from Johannesburg.
She added that even though it was ridiculous to expect one man to change the country
single-handedly, Mr. Ramaphosa could set a positive example of an African president.
abetted Zuma, and the exact same people still hold power, except Zuma himself, we are understandably
suspicious." Michael Cope, 65, a jeweler and writer who lives in Cape Town.
22, 2018
A new era began for South Africa last week when Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as the country’s
president, a day after Jacob Zuma resigned in the face of corruption allegations.
For the first time since Mandela, I have hope for our country,
and a president I can be proud of." Anne Kruger, 66, a retired journalist who lives in Paarl, in the province of Western Cape.
South Africa as a whole has a water scarcity problem, which will have to be prioritized sooner rather than later." Brandon Gregory, 31, a freelance writer
and office assistant who lives in Paarl, near Cape Town.
"Knowing Ramaphosa stood silently by during the years Zuma ransacked the country, it’s difficult to feel like
this won’t be swapping one destructive status quo for another." Tamsin Walker, 28, from Johannesburg.
She added that even though it was ridiculous to expect one man to change the country
single-handedly, Mr. Ramaphosa could set a positive example of an African president.
abetted Zuma, and the exact same people still hold power, except Zuma himself, we are understandably
suspicious." Michael Cope, 65, a jeweler and writer who lives in Cape Town.
22, 2018
A new era began for South Africa last week when Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as the country’s
president, a day after Jacob Zuma resigned in the face of corruption allegations.