Friday, April 01, 2016

Jacob Zuma's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day...

Friday couldn't arrive soon enough for South African President Jacob Zuma.

When Zuma, 73, climbed out of bed Thursday morning he must have felt like the boy in Judith Viorst's classic picture book, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day."

It might qualify as the worst day of his troubled, seven-year presidency.

The nation's highest court would deal him a humiliating blow, ruling that Zuma violated the constitution when he used $15 million in state funds to upgrade his private home.

"The constitution, rule of law and accountability is the sharp and mighty sword ready to chop off the ugly head of impunity," the court said.

A politician loathed by many for his administration's arrogance and corruption, Zuma's day would only get worse: Full story...

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