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By Staff Reporter 
15h ago
Johannesburg – Duduzane Zuma, son of former President Jacob Zuma, has put an end to months of speculation about whether or not he was entering the realm of politics.
Zuma, who resides in Dubai, has been actively meeting with people in what has seemed like a presidential campaign, but on Monday he let the nation participate in his “plan for the presidency.”
In what he coined as an unrestricted interview with Independent Media at a Joburg restaurant, Zuma said, “Ask me whatever you want.”
When asked if he was officially getting into politics to participate in the elections, Zuma said: “Yes, definitely. I will compete for leadership in 2024. Whatever position people want me to take, I will take it. If they say it should be the president, I’ll listen to them. “
Surrounded by about 12 black and white men who looked like friends, a laid-back-looking Zuma didn’t beat around the bush. “It starts with the economy. We must build it. But we cannot build it if we are divided. Building this economy requires all of us. And that unity must be promoted by young people. There should be no discussion about the youth without the youth. The construction of this divided country cannot be a black or white project. We must all unite. Black and white, ”he said.
When asked if this was his father’s strategy to regain power, Duduzane said: “I am not the former president. Questions about him should be directed to him. I speak for myself.
“First I want to address the issues of young people, black and white. We must all put our shoulders behind the wheel. We must own our future. My message begins with the young people ”.
It is unclear whether Zuma would join a political party, establish his own, or run as an independent candidate.
“For me it is not about slogans and party names. The important thing is that we move from the politics of despair to the politics of inspiration.
” Right now our youth have lost confidence in our democracy. The police have closed the bars but cannot be closed to the human trafficking network. Why are we ignoring the increase in human trafficking in this country? Drug cartels run through the streets. Law and order are at their lowest point, women are killed every day. It cannot continue in this way. It is time for the youth to rise up to build this country, our time is quickly running out, ”he said.
When asked about his relationship with the Guptas and the money allegedly looted from South Africa, he said: “I no longer do business with the Guptas. My accounts were closed in South Africa, remember. They made it impossible for me to do business in my country. Why do people say that I left South Africa voluntarily when things were going very well? I had to create my life elsewhere. The looted money you speak of, how much did I loot? Why haven’t the courts convicted me of this theft? If they know about the looting, why don’t they report it to the police?
Causing a bit of a stir at the restaurant, some young women asked to take photos with him.
Then he added: “We must solve our border problems. We must also address xenophobia. We have state bodies that must ensure that every citizen who enters the Republic is documented. Food security is a concern, as is mining, infrastructure and mill, which must be our priority. We can sleep or work. I’m in this to reset, redistribute and rebuild. That’s what it’s all about. “
Political Bureau
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