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Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("Common sense should tell you that Lekota is the proverbial mile ahead of Zuma on all counts. His integrity and intelligence, which unfortunately does not seem to be important factors in our country at this point, is at a level where Zuma will never get to. . Piet Coetzee");
document.write("JZ Was Chairperson of SAN Aids Council???
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document.write("I'm so glad to see that having such a prestigious postion, he took time to learn as much about AIDS as he could! Puts all my fears about him actually knowing how to run a country to rest!. Lepper_Messiah");
document.write("JZ vs Lekota
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document.write("The life historty clearly sets out the better person, however it is not the individuals that are of consequence but rather the support groups for each person that is of great concern and what has the individual had to promise to get that support, and using this as a yard stick makes Lekota a far better candidate i welcome the split. Gary");
document.write("I would not choose any
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document.write("Helen Zille for president we need to be ruled by a Woman...Someone with compassion and who would grill any corrupt officials. The Living Alarm");
document.write("Zuma for president
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document.write("I think Zuma would be a far better President. He has the support of the masses like Hitler and Saddam. Maybe then we can hang or shoot him with his own machine gun that he keeps singing about.. David");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("JZ should be in jail serving his sentence for crimes of dishonesty and corruption. In my opinion he is not fit to run his own household or finances, how would he ever have any idea about how to run the country.
The reality is that he actually does not care about anything or anybody. The whole aim for the past 10 years (and that has been the reason for shabir shaik's bankrolling of Zuma) has purely been to get him in to the seat of President. When it happens it will be payback time and we are in for the biggest corruption scandals ever in this country. I mean we might have Shabir for minister of finance (sorry should probably rather be appointed minister of corruption? - at least then the title would be suitable)
Any leader has to have some measure of integrity, unfortunately Zuma has none... I think Zuma will get there, bt then every single person including his supporters will soon see his real colours!
Thus my choice Lekota...
. Lukas");
document.write("Lekota for the position!!!!
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document.write("Zuma straight to Jail !!!! He is a simple minded individual only wanting to uplift himself.... What an idiot... and they need to get rid of Julius Malema too, this is the second Robert Mugabe!!!. Nina Ignjatov");
document.write("Lekota!!
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document.write("Finally a reason to vote. There is hope that Zuma might not get a chance to run the country into ruin. Hopeful");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("What you fear the most is what usually happiness,all of you who fear Zuma you are giving him power by your fear in him ,you know start dealing with it he will become the president weather you like or not,I am not in favor of it though but accepting it Helen Zille will not become the president of this country ,not in this life time or next get really people.. Dockhumalo");
document.write("yes please
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document.write("Lekota gets my vote!! come on lets do this !!. Paul");
document.write("Zuma vs Lekota
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document.write("Just like BBBEE has only managed to super enriched and benefit the few, so Zuma is only interested in enriching himself... Should be nicknamed Mugabe II. Actually think he might be worse!. Lukas");
document.write("HUH????
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document.write("What difference does it make if Zumonkey runs for president or Lekota..its all a load of hoggwash and not even worth discussing....the country is !@#%& anyway...We need the AWB to rise up again...hehehehehehehehe..hahahaha....the whole political saga is just one big fat joke!!!!!. Shannon");
document.write("BOTH ARE USELESS
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document.write("Lekota vs. Zuma
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document.write("I am watching this \"game\" from Europe.I simply can not imagine that any international leader will sit down at the same table with Mr. Zuma. Can`t you in SA come with a president sho could give your country a decent standing internationally ?. Ebbe");
document.write("sad choices
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document.write("It is sad that these are our choices. As a South African living abroad, I have a dream of returning to my country some day, but giving the situation it does not seem possible. With a criminal leading the way we are heading down the Zim road. With the two choices it is obvious that Lekota is the better option. . Chris");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("Not even debatable.....LEKOTA..ofcourse. Ann");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("This quite ironic, both man have been in goverment in the past 14 years in which the ANC has failed to address crime, housing shortage, poor service delivery and unemployment. How are both of them capable of solving all these problems when they have failed before?. Thulebona");
document.write("Zuma vs. Lekota
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document.write("And the winner is \"Lekota\". Zuma must rot in jail. He is sad news for fpr our Land.. ohmee");
document.write("ZUMA VS LEKOTA
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document.write("This is just smoke screens please SA wake up. The ANC are going to run this country and Zuma will be President.. Nadine");
document.write("NEW PARTY
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document.write("The ANC should still have the vast majority of votes even if there is a new splinter party, so why are they worried. Do they want total domination or 1 party state which is virtually the current set-up in the land. A new party will do the world of good as they can also be a watchdog for the government. Otherwise they will simply do whatever they want to and drag the country down as Mugabe did to Zim.
Strong opposition is good for all.
Communist system has no roots in Africa, it was created by white people in faraway lands and hardly exists anymore. Why does the ANC bother to embrace this doctrine. It is not good advertisement for the welfare of the land. Reatty. Reatty. Reatty");
document.write("Terror vs Zuma
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document.write("Terror by a mile.. Sthe");
document.write("JZ vs Lekota
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document.write("I would never vote for the ANC but if Lekota was head of a new party to become president then i would have to reconsider my first comment.. Diederik");
document.write("Lekota v Zuma
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document.write("No question that any thinking person will have no difficulty making the choice. That would be Lekota. But the sheep will blindly follow the master and that would be Zuma. What a conundrum. Forwards all with Lekota. Backwards all with Zuma. Denver");
document.write("The real reason
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document.write("The reason for a splinter party is to assure the anc that the votes always go their way and to stop the lost votes going to the DA . We are all being manipulated. frank");
document.write("lekoa and zuma
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document.write("No doubt in my mind, should Terror go for it, I will be registering for the first time since 1994 and my votr
TERROR. TJ Ferreira");
document.write("Zuma was confused when he completed his CV!!!!!
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document.write("He got it wrong shame, he thought he had to try and make the \"controversy\" section as long as possible and the \"education\" one as short as possible, and not the other way around! Shame, GIVE HEEEM ANOTHA CHAAAANCE!. julius");
document.write("lekota 4 pres
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document.write("without a doubt, Lekota - he has the integrity to stand up for the constitution ad the Freedom Charter. the ANC has been high-jacked by people like Vavi and Malema - who are they? what do they stand for? They get so much media attention, but have not done anything for the country.. Lorenzo");
document.write("NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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document.write("JZ or Lekota don't deserve to lead our county. Kgalema is perfect for the job. zd");
document.write("Terror by a mile
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document.write("He had unprotected sex with a women who had AIDS while have 4 wives - can he truly represent our country ?. Ari");
document.write("Lekota
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document.write("Like \"DUH\" - anyone but Zuma. Des");
document.write("Lek vs Zoom
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document.write("Zuma should not even make it ANYWHERE near to a position where anyone would have the need to choose between him (Zuma) and anyone else. As Des commented. DUH!!!. citizen");
document.write("Amazing
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document.write("So 100% of these people think Zuma should go.....But he is still around.
The reason that not one of his supporters answered on this forum is that they are predominately illiterate and usually hang out making loud noises when asked to.................
Politics is a joke, and soon the people need to uprise and make themselves heard, and get the politicians back to reality that they actually are employed and chosen by the people and have never been asked to take on the demi-god status and try be celebrities.
I mean, take Malema, he drives a fancy car, lives in a fancy suburb in a fancy house and who is paying for this all, and what is he actually doing in his position to actually even have a position like his ?????? It is quite clear that the whole concept is to become as popular as possible as soon as possible and then ride the gravy train because you have enough brainwashed followers and noone wants to mess with you because you are popular....................
Africans are particularly obsessed with this it seems.. steve");
document.write("Zuma Vs Terror
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document.write("For the first time I have hope. Zuma is a corrupt person that has abused his power to stay out of jail. His key supporters like Malema are stooges who don't have the insight to forsee the impact of their violent remarks. This is not politics...it's sanity (Lekota) against insanity (Zuma and his thugs) incitng violence and chaos!!!!. Nkosi");
document.write("followers
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document.write("as also seen from the comments above, this is a very much pointless question: it should be put by way of a pictogram, or reprezented by some very basic tribal gestures, so as zuma's herd could also understand it, and maybe throw in an answer or two. KT. ");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("What an exciting prospect. At last a party may arise which could attract all races. Lekota has my vote. We do not need the likes of an extremist like Malema in this country. Open minded and to the man, thats Lekota, someone to trust and honest.
. Barry");
document.write("Zuma vs Lekota
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document.write("Running arround like a headless chicken seeking anyone who can substitute Zuma - Shame on your comparrison!!. Siyazi");
document.write("Terror!!!
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document.write("JZ is not a good example of this country so, up for Terror. LN. Lindani");
document.write("Viva Msholzi!
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document.write("Stop fooling yourselves - Zuma will lead us, you don't even know Lekota, you are all blindedly led by your hatres of the poor being in control..Viva Msholozi. jk");
document.write("viva democracy
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document.write("Democracy rests on the premise of leadership through majority support - not on paper - by free and fair elections. This is how the political leadership landscape is shaped. Undoubtedly, democracy does not work very well for a minority, especially if such minority is preveledged. The struggling, unemployed shackdweller needs his champion. The battling security guard who had to strike for three months just to get a few more cents on his salary needs a hero. So does the teacher, the nurse, the soldier and ordinary everyday embattled individual.We all know who the champion and hero of these people is and thats who they'll vote. There is nothing wrong with a new party forming on the basis of democracy-I just fear it will further deplete the opposition as it gains favor amognst the disgruntled minorities.. bhekidave");
document.write("Lekota vs JZ
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document.write("No matter how much people can talk Zuma will be the next President. To be a president you do not need degrees. After all in Africa which president is not a thief, liar or corrupt.. John Cool");
document.write("Terror vs Zuma
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document.write("Terror has got myvote. Go Terror. Butch Bartlett");
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document.write("zuma al da way. ");
document.write("Viva Msholzi! - jk
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document.write("No we not worried about the poor being in control, we worried that instead of the poor lifting their standard of living higher, the whole country ends up dirt poor.. Lepper_Messiah");
document.write("Lekota VS Zuma
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document.write("I would not vote for any of the two. No one with a criminal record should even be considered to become a leader, what example is this to the rest of the world not even to go to the education not obtained. You might as well just take the postman and make him a president.. Annetjie");
document.write("zuma
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document.write("How can this ####er not be corrupt? Where does he get the money from to care for 9+ children, if he is not corrupt? If it is from \"presents\", does he pay tax on this?. bertie rautenbach");
document.write("Zuma is just a Puppet
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document.write("This charactor owes a lot of people. I see the ANC is using a statement that Lekota and them are power hungry individuals who do not want to leave their comfortable seats. I say that's bull duSt, Why did they resign Stuff internal structures for voicing your issues when Malema can just say ...\" Thabo must go\". A true leader like Lekota, Mbasima and all the great leaders who resigned and didn't want to be lead by a bunch of Hooligans & Criminals I salute them, Lekota is standing up for what he believes the ANC represented when he joined and became chairman for ten yrs. people should open their eyes the current ANC is out for the Tax payers money. Until we get educated people in our gorvement, there will be no peace for everyone to enjoy. South Africa belongs to everybody who lives in it. Lets start working together to realise that.. Kumkani");
document.write("!!!Zuma!!!
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document.write("You are all so confused. Since when a person like opportunistic Lekota can be a saviour. He is a saviour of his own personal interest. Lekota has been in govt since 1994. When did he get to be so rich while he was in govt. Lekota, his handler, & his cronies have tried every trick in the book to hang into office. What is the reason. The logical conclusion is that they have something to hide. You will all realise that your fake Messiah is just a digusting pathetic narrow minded moron, the idiot even opposes women emancipation, and has had two hit & run accidents in 3yrs.. Khaya");
document.write("ANC + JZ or ANC + KM
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document.write("My issue with Terror and Comical Ali is that they are so compromised that even though Terror's press conference was vague and looked like a coward's version of a coup-de-tat. Political parties are not launced in tv & radio studios, and certainly not in Gwen Lane. Lekota is so out of touch with reality, he has even forgotten that the people who really put the ANC in govt do not even have electricity, do not aspire to own a pc, cannot buy a newspaper for R5-00 which can buy a locally baked loaf of bread. He is the main reason the ANC has factions, if he as Chairperson did not mislead Thabo Mbeki, with the garbage that ''The branches want you to lead the ANC for another 10years''. We would not be having divisions. He caused divisions in Free State, and campaigned using tribalist behaviour to be elected Chairperson under Mbeki, in Polokwane he unsucessfully tried to suppress delegates in the conference floor, & that backfired miserably. For Comical Ali Mluleki George, he is an equal embarrasment if not worse. He unsucesfully tried to be Eastern Cape chairperson, and eventually settled to be Amathole Regional Chairperson, in evry municipality where George was deployed to mediate he entrenched the divisions by siding with one faction istead of bringing the factions together (Ngqushwa, Nkonkobe, Mnquma, Mbashe, Buffalo City, Amahlathi, Nxuba, Makana) all these Eastern Cape ANC controlled municipalities have factions, the common denominator ''Comical Ali George''. He misled Mbeki to think the branches want Mbeki as President, the end result, an embarassment of the decade, a sitting ANC President & Head of State gets a vote of no-confidence. Thabo will probably never forgive Lekota & George for leading him to such an embarassment. Mbeki was a great statesman, he did not deserve the rejection he suffered even though it was a last chance to stop him from becoming a monotonous life president who disputes HIV scientific research without going to the lab, and dismisses STATS SA's unemployment and poverty statistics without conducting another research.. Nandipha");
document.write("Khaya and Nandipha
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document.write("So what you telling us is that ALL the ANC's top structures aer corrupt and cause factions. Looks like it's the party itself that's rotten to the core. ALL the points you made can equally be made just as passionatly against the 'Zuma faction'. The REASON Lekota has got so much support outside traditional 'ANC Factions' is for the reason of avoiding EXACTLY what you are complaining about. Without an effective opposition, the flavour of the month that becomes President can do whatever they feel like. Do you honestly think, if the ACN had only 51% of the votes, opposition parties wouldn't have done alot more regardin Mbeki's stance on HIV/Unemployment etc???. Lepper_Messiah");
document.write("Lekota or Zuma
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document.write("No one!. ");
document.write("I choose Lekota - Lucas Radebe
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document.write("There is no choice to be made. JZ is a people pleaser and a double minded man - how can such a man run a country??? LEKOTA FOR PRESIDENT!!!. Lucas Radebe");
document.write("Zuma vs Lekota
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document.write("we need a strong non-capitalist leader who understands the needs of poor south africans, that way the whole country will be progressive.i say Nomaindia Mfeketo 4 president if not than Zuma.. africa");
document.write("Strong non-capitalist leader
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document.write("WORLD WIDE, the standard of living of capitalist countries are much higher then communist / socialist countries. Not that Capitalism doesn't have it's problems. Now WHY would you want a non-capitalist to run a country when it's proven around the world to work. THE ONLY WAY it increase peoples living standard is by creating jobs. You can't better a person's living standard by giving them an inflation related increase, because the higher the increase you give them, the higher inflation will be! The only way to get a decent salary or wage for people is by eradicating joblessness and increasing producitivity. When there's more jobs then people looking for jobs, salaries will go higher. The more people working, the more people spending, so you DON'T have to push up prices, if anything they will come down, since more people are buying your products, you need to sell less to pay the same the rent at the end of the month.. Lepper_Messiah");
document.write("Step closer to democracy!!!
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document.write("This split is the best thing for democracy in this country in half a century. Yes, we became \"democratic\" in 1994 because everyone could vote, but we were voted right into socialism. And Zuma is a majour socialist.
Lekota at least have some good basic principles to lead the country with. Zuma is far to indebted by other factions who won't hesitate to claim their pound of flesh and we the tax payer will be paying his debts.
With this split in the ANC, their majourity hold on our votes will hopefully fail and other parties like the DA will actually stand a chance to do more for this country.
I respect the noble motives with which the ANC took over SA in 94, but they have all but forgotten those ideals and have largely been corrupted by power. This is expected since they were a freedom fighting rebellion who came into the position to run a country, it never ends well. It is time that somebody else took charge with the right infrastructure and discipline.
To reply to another's comment earlier on who were not South African and asked why we can't choose a leader among us that can actually give us good international stance. The answer is that unfortunately it is not the people who wright on this blog that choose the next president, but the odd 40% of the population that can't read and doesn't really know what goes on in the politics of this country. Many of whom vote out of allegiance to the ANC. With this split the name ANC will hopefully go down the drain and people will start to look who the people are in charge, rather than what party will lead the country.
My personal opinion is that non-tax payers should not have a right to vote, since the government has a smaller effect on them and also they do not pay the salaries of the people that they vote for.. Pieter");
document.write("But is there REALLY hope?
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document.write("The problem here is that all of us posting on this forum will obviously choose Lekota. That is because we are most probably all educated, and involved enough to actually READ news. But the masses that support Zuma are (coincidentally?) those that can't read or could just not be bothered to. They are the braindead masses that got him where he is, and continue to support him no matter what obscene thing he says/does next. (not pointing fingers to the ANCYL at all here...) The question that remains is whether the crosses made by the few educated souls in this country come 2009 will be enough to prevent an army of witless baboons choosing a gorilla as their leader.. Concerned");
document.write("A true democracy
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document.write("There is no way Lekota would ever be president as he doesn't have support of the masses. What would be great though is if the ANC does split and perhaps we will see a true democracy rather than a one-party state. We need a viable opposition party that does look after the ideals of the Freedom charter. It seems the average South African hasn't grasped what a democracy really is. The ANC doesn't tolerate criticism because it doesn't have to, and that is very dangerous. A true democracy");
document.write("Zuma vs Lekota
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document.write("South Africa are you nuts!!! THey are busy doing to us what they did in the old regime!!! We are all in the kraal surrounded by a lot of criminal waiting to get rid of us.. Donovan");
document.write("Lekota/Zuma
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document.write("Lekota without a shadow of a doubt.. Think about it");
document.write("Finally Whites will have a Black leader
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document.write("Thank you comrade Terror - Yeah my vote goes to Lekota, let us all vote Lekota!. Guy at the corner");
document.write("zuma versus lekota
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document.write("zuma, uneducated and having a pending criminal record truly would make any other person a better candidate for the next president.. a commentator");
document.write("Neither Zuma nor Lekota
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document.write("I would vote neither but would prefer to have Lekota as a \"watchdog\". Zuma is as much of a joke as his protege, Malema. Politics is not just dirty game but not a game at all because it involves the life of one person (with his/her clique of course) trying to control the rest of the country. Worse if it were someone like the comedian who would do better if he were to be isicathamiya musician.. PhillipJonas");
document.write("Terror vs Zuma
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document.write("Once is a generation a man stands up and points out the mistakes of his people at the risk of popularity. Terror is such a man. His struggle credentials far outweigh those of Zuma. He and UDF paved the way for the unbanning of the ANC (Zuma included) and a peaceful transitions to democracy. He and UDF and Shilowa delivered the people's mass vote to the ANC. Surely they have a right to take away the masses if the ANC abuses them to revive and establish communism in SA. Surely they have the duty to intervene when the ANC falls into the hands of questionable people. I go with Terror.
. Mtutuzeli Matshoba");
document.write("JZ vs TL
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document.write("Lets vote for Luke and then he can vommit on both of them!. chalkie");
document.write("ZUMA A DISTER IN THE MUGABE MOULD
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document.write("Spare the world from Zuma and his violent followers. Spare the cash from Zuma and his greedy cohorts.
Stop ZUMA right now!. Richard");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("will definitely choose Lekota.. Vuyisa");
document.write("Lekota our president
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document.write("Lekota....you've got my vote. VIVA TERROR VIVA!!! Phambili nge Democracy Phambili.. Buli");
document.write("Lekota v/s Zuma
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document.write("It is clear, ANC made a BIG stupid blunder by electing Zuma as its president in Polokwane. And this, is the REAL issue! Other differences are really immaterial!
Nations will be laughing at us while he (Zuma) will be laughing all the way to the bank!
Just think about this... Mbeki was thought to be an aids denialist, but Zuma seem worse. What then do u call a person who sleeps with an HIV positive woman without protection, has three, four or five wives (excluding sleeping partners), and whose tradition dictates that he musn't miss any opportunity to sleep with any woman who is scantily dressed?
That's our next president, you like it or not!!. kGo-neGo");
document.write("Helen Zille for president!
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document.write("Hopefully the DA will rise above the infighting of the ANC and a woman becomes president! Hardly likely, but Helen is what this country needs - strong leadership with morals, values and integrity!. Nicki");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("Lekota, because Zuma is a shady character.. Louis");
document.write("If Zuma President then. . .
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document.write("Julius Malema will be become a minister of education, or even defence, god help South Africa. Scary stuff.. Louis");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("ANC & the \"new party\", whatever the name, are one thing; you'll see. This is a strategy to get voters from opposition parties. Asking Mbeki out was part of convincing SA & to justify the split. Education does not seem to be the main factor in the ANC because they lead as one; education made Mbeki to be arrogant & he wanted to lead only by himself, pity.
I also don't support Zuma much I would prefer Motlante but I still believe in the ANC more than the new party, I don't discredit Shilowa, Meluleki & Lekota at all. I just need to be clear of about what they stand for. They do have my support, partially.
Zuma vs Lekota; let me wait for Dec 16 !. ZA-Citizen");
document.write("Zuma vs Lekota
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document.write("Lekota would have my vote because he is the better educated and so better qualified between the two.
I welcome the split in the ANC if this makes the ANC more accountable and more inclined to serve this nation, than wait like beggars for the average tax payer to serve their pots of gravy!
Further, I could not imagine Barak Obama having a conversation with Zuma. That would embaress all South African's dead and alive!
Lekota brings with his proposal a political approach to governing SA. Zuma brings the typical tribal approach. Take away Zuma's suit and you see the savage cut from the same cloth as Mugapie.
For now it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils. That makes Lekota the target candidate.. Thinker");
document.write("JZ vs Lekota
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document.write("zuma is rapist, this is further evidenced by the number of wifes he has!. trudy cornell");
document.write("Lekota vs Zuma
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document.write("Reading all these comments its interesting.... I don't support both guys but my main concern is \"WHAT IS TERROR GOING TO OFFER THAT HE COULDN'T OFFER IN THE PAST 14 YRS\". The guy had everything going for him...he had all the support from his buddies so why he did not do what he's offering now.
To me he's just a bitter sad and power hungry dude and it makes me laugh when ppl associate him as a Messiah...Jesus wasn't in favor for Jews but he LOVED everyone, HE did not come on earth made F###ck up the first time He was sent on earth He made things right from the word go. My point is I would have agreed with this splinter party if he had shown compasion for his country from the word go, not to benefit themselves and the whole Roben Island gang. As for white south africans they musn't be fooled by this whole new party thinking that its going to do anything better than what they did while in ANC, its loads of HOT AIR coming from the SHIKOTA, I can't even down it as black african.
Terror and them benefited a lot on the BEE scam, all he has to do is to take that money and travel.
As for Zuma leader's are born not trained so in real to become a greatest leader you need to be responsible, not a puppet. When Malema said on his speech they'll kill for him...if he was responsible enough he was going to discpline him make the public speech apologising to the country.
So my question again would be do I really want to be led by the party that their ppl still use the funny statements like killing or eliminate...no I don't think so.
All I can say thanks so much for fighting in the struggle guys you both did well, but now its time to move on let the new blood/ generation take over... we as youth of South Africa we need to work together Black, Whites,Indians and Coloureds cos we don't want to bring our kids in the country like this...Enough is Enough.. Kaz");
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