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BREATHLESS: The breath-taking spectacle at a break of dawn at Centani Resort in the Eastern Cape. Photo: Nkosana Lekotjolo.

Move To Remove Mbeki Now Would Be Regrettable

The speculation is rife that the ANC mostly domintated by the ANC President Jacob Zuma was out to tople the country's President Thabo Mbeki.

The Sunday newspapers quotted sources iniside the ANC that the move to remove Mbeki from office before next year's general elections was gaining momentum.

This it seems - not far from the truth. This comes in the wake of the last Friday's Pietermaritzburg High Court judge Chris Nicholson's ruling. For Zuma and his supporters the ruling validated their long-held view that "there was indeed political interference in the NPA investigation into ANC President Jacob Zuma."

It is pretty clear that the Zuma supporters's call - in particular the ANC Youth League president Julius Malema that, Mbeki must be removed immediatedly, is more than anything motivated by revenge.
Recalling Mbeki now won't be a clever move in particular because their accusations against the president's role in prosecution of Zuma don't warrant his removal from office.

For the sake of unity within the ANC and for the sake of the country's interest, Mbeki should be allowed to complete his term.

Photo: The Times.