Former South African president Jacob Zuma's supporters were out in full force today in reaction to his 15-month jail sentence yesterday for contempt of court.
While some say the judgement asserted constitutionalism and the rule of law, others say it proved Zuma's persecution.
While some say the judgement asserted constitutionalism and the rule of law, others say it proved Zuma's persecution.
Most of Zuma's the supporters were wearing T-shirts emblazoned "Wenzeni uZuma?" (Zulu for what has Zuma done?).
Zulu's supporters claim that he is being victimised for representing black people in their resistance to white monopoly capital and racial domination in South Africa.
Zulu's supporters claim that he is being victimised for representing black people in their resistance to white monopoly capital and racial domination in South Africa.
However, that conspiracy theory and perception have not been tested and substantiated with facts and evidence to prove that Zuma is a victim of white monopoly capital and its allies within the governing ANC, business and civil society.
Legal experts have different views on the judgement.
Some say it was in the interest of constitutionalism and rule of law. They say Zuma was trying to act as if he is above the law and the court had to come out directly, strongly to assert its authority, and stop the contempt.
Some say it was in the interest of constitutionalism and rule of law. They say Zuma was trying to act as if he is above the law and the court had to come out directly, strongly to assert its authority, and stop the contempt.
Yet other critics say although they agree with the judgement on that Zuma was in contempt (all the judges agreed), they disagree with the sentence, which was the basis of the two judges' dissenting judgement.
They say the sentence was unprecedented, draconian and undesirable.
They say the sentence was unprecedented, draconian and undesirable.
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