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Jacob Zuma should be equal before the law, says activist Cheryl Carolus
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Johannesburg - Former president Jacob Zuma would be afforded the right – as with any prisoner – to apply for Presidential pardon or parole if he wanted to and when he qualified to do so.
Anti-apartheid activist Cheryl Carolus said the rule of law would be exerted equally to all, and South Africans should accept that.
“When we say that all shall be equal before the law, then that must apply in all respects and equally to the former president who is now in prison.
“If he chooses to seek a presidential pardon, then the law must definitely take its course,” she said.
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It will be interesting to see if NEC members afford Duarte the same respect they showed Magashule
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The interim role assumed by ANC Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte will, over the next few weeks, serve as a litmus test of how serious the governing party is on matters of gender equality.
It will be interesting to observe whether many of the ANC national executive committee (NEC) members and those at branch level afford Duarte the same respect they have shown suspended Secretary-General Ace Magashule.
In his closing remarks on Tuesday after the NEC concluded its meeting, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa maintained that the NEC “condemned the unwarranted attacks” on Duarte and staff members stationed at Luthuli House. He said the committee reaffirmed its confidence in Duarte and “supports her in carrying out her duties as per the ANC’s constitution”.