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Africa Subsaharan
S.Africa's ANC Promises Voters 'Radical' Economic Change
2014-01-12
[An Nahar] South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Saturday kicked off his party's election campaign with a slew of promises to crack down on rampant graft and poverty, in a bid to woo disenchanted voters.

The ruling African National Congress is facing a tough election with the voters who have kept them in power for two decades increasingly disillusioned by social problems, unemployment and corruption scandals.

However,
a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth...
 the 102-year-old party which has ruled since the end of apartheid remains popular, and tens of thousands packed the 43,500 capacity Mbombela Stadium in the east of the country for the official start of voting season.

"We have ...put radical economic transformation as the central focus of our plans for the next five years," Zuma told cheering supporters.

"This state will increase its strategic role in the economy and decisively intervene in favour of the interests of the people, particularly the poor and workers"
Posted by:Fred

#9  Stock up on everything Marxism is a synonym for shortage.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2014-01-12 21:45  

#8  Only in the "we'll destroy the country in order to save it" sense.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-01-12 19:40  

#7  A transformation?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-01-12 13:59  

#6  stock up on toilet paper now!
Posted by: Frank G   2014-01-12 09:32  

#5  Advisers to be brought in from Venezuela.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-01-12 07:50  

#4  Zimbabwe 2.0.
Posted by: no mo uro   2014-01-12 07:13  

#3   The ruling African National Congress Democratic party is facing a tough election with the voters who have kept them in power for two decades increasingly disillusioned by social problems, unemployment and corruption scandals.

No, no surprises.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-01-12 02:58  

#2  The last two paragraphs sound remarkably like Obama. Anyone surprised?
Posted by: tipover   2014-01-12 01:27  

#1   a slew of promises to crack down on rampant graft and poverty

So basically Zuma is running against the ANC and their (his) policies.
Posted by: SteveS   2014-01-12 00:26  

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