Can you believe it the president of South Africa has been recalled (i.e. fired). The most shocking thing is how clam South Africans are in such political uncertainty.
Thabo Mbeki will step down as president
Thabo Mbeki has more than likely been fired for his political conspiracy to frame ANC president Jacob Zuma, also for his failed mediation in the Zimbabwe crisis. Although quite diplomacy has possibly resulted in the South African president being fired its more likely that he has been asked to step down in the suspicious case against Jacob Zuma.
Its possible that Thabo Mbeki has been implicated in a political conspiracy to get rid of Jacob Zuma. Its also possible he has been fired to prevent Jacob Zuma from being re-trialled for corruption.
Either way South Africans should be concerned the economy will take a knock, the rand will weaken and white south Africans will emigrate!
Update:21 September 2008
President Thabo Mbeki has officially announced his resignation in a speech that showed him as more of a leader than his last year in office. The effective date of his resignation is to be decieded by South Africa’s parliament. Its yet to surface who the acting president will be.
