ANC appeals for calm as Zuma pumps up hordes

Legal experts say ex-president’s rescission application flimsy

Isaac Mahlangu Senior reporter

As tensions rose in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, yesterday, behind the scenes the ANC was at pains to convince former president Jacob Zuma to calm the raging crowds who broke lockdown regulations and put on a show of force to support him. 

But Zuma came out and thanked his supporters for what he claimed was their fight to protect the constitution...

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