Saturday, March 21, 2015

South Africa Leadership Vacuum

The Council on Foreign Relations' John Campbell writes about the shortcomings of South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma. It appears possible that he will eventually be repudiated by his party, the ruling African National Congress, as his predecessor Mbeki was.

Sadly, giants of the stature of Nelson Mandela are not to be found in today's South Africa. It more and more comes to resemble the region's other post-colonial fever swamps.