Zuma hints he will step down as President at next month’s ANC electives.

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Speaking at an OR Tambo lecture in West Johannesburg, Jacob Zuma gave an indication that he was prepared to hand over his presidential powers as early as next month, during the ANC Electives Conference on Monday 18th December.

The party gathering will officially be used to named Jacob Zuma’s successor, although it was previous unclear as to when his replacement would officially take the reigns. It now seems like Jacob Zuma is planning an early exit, though. Speaking to a far-from-packed gathering in Kagiso, JZ dropped the bombshell on the Gauteng crowd.

By Tom Head.

Full story at The South African.