Zuma has KZN 'laager mentality' : Holomisa

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President Jacob Zuma displays a "laager mentality" by appointing Cabinet members mainly from his home province of KwaZulu-Natal, according to UDM leader Bantu Holomisa, The Star reported on Tuesday.

"Zuma's appointment of the Cabinet from his own province has given an impression the IQ levels of people from other regions are low," the United Democratic Movement leader was quoted as saying.

He said this meant there was a tendency to treat people from other provinces like fools.

"You can go to the NPA [National Prosecuting Authority] head, you can go to the Cabinet, the clusters [of ministries] -- the economic clusters, social cluster and security cluster -- they are dominated by one region," he said.

"[Zuma is] suffering from a laager mentality... [which] means you surround yourself with your own," Holomisa said.

The Star reported that it had unsuccessfully tried to contact presidency spokesman Mac Maharaj for comment.

ANC spokesman Keith Khoza dismissed Holomisa's claims, saying almost all provinces were represented in the Cabinet.

"His [Holomisa's] problem is he's always thinking about who belongs where."


Source : Sapa /mjs/aa/jk
Date : 19 Nov 2013 07:49
 
Statistically, the likelihood of the current make-up of cabinet to have been appointed on merit, without nepotism, is probably in the region of about 1 in a few million, based on the preference for KZN cronies. It's the hallmark of a corrupt president. There really should be more balanced checks in place to ensure that the president doesn't have total control over cabinet appointments...
 
Zuma has put a lot of effort into securing his position and using State resources to shield himself. Surrounding himself with cronies in key positions in the security cluster is but one of them.
 
DJ... said:
Statistically, the likelihood of the current make-up of cabinet to have been appointed on merit, without nepotism, is probably in the region of about 1 in a few million, based on the preference for KZN cronies. It's the hallmark of a corrupt president. There really should be more balanced checks in place to ensure that the president doesn't have total control over cabinet appointments...
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there is - section 102(1) of the Constitution

the problem is an ethos of centralizing power in the party and this paranoia of "two seats of power"
 
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