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Guy Scott Attacks Zuma, Describes Him ‘the last leader of the racist apartheid regime’
Like De Klerk … Jacob Zuma
Zuma had an exaggerated sense of South Africa’s standing in the world, Scott said as he revealed how the ANC leader had told other SADC leaders including Zambia’s Michael Sata to “leave Zimbabwe to me”.
“He’s very like De Klerk. He tells us, ‘You just leave Zimbabwe to me.’ Excuse me, who the hell liberated you anyway, was it not us? I mean, I quite like him, he seems a rather genial character but I pity him and his advisers.”
Zuma, who took over from former President Thabo Mbeki as the region’s point man on Zimbabwe where mediation efforts led to the formation of a power sharing government in 2009, is expected in Harare within days to discuss preparations for forthcoming elections.
Speaking to the UK Guardian newspaper on Wednesday, Scott appeared to put up a defence for President Robert Mugabe whom he says wants to leave power after 33 years at the helm.
“I think if you asked him he’d say it was enough. That’s what he said to us a few months ago. I said the way forward in African democracy is the way we do it in Zambia. He said, ‘I absolutely agree, I wish it would happen to me.’”
Asked if that meant losing an election, Scott replied: “Yes, and a smooth handover. I think he meant it, or he was toying with the idea of meaning it. He wanted to hear how it sounded, maybe. Or something.”
Scott went on to describe 89-year-old Mugabe’s persona.
“He’s a funny chap. He seems to doze off and then he suddenly laughs at a joke while in the middle of dozing. And very articulate, without a note, without a scrap of anything.
“He’s an Anglophone. He loves to give lectures on the English language, English weighing systems, English this or that. He was a teacher and so he taught himself all that.”
Zambian President Sata – whom Scott refers to as “the boss” – is known to be on friendly terms with Mugabe.
“I’m sure any good African nationalist admires Mugabe,” the vice-president added. “Racism in Zimbabwe is a serious issue. I was sent to school down there and it was like being in the Hitler Youth: the theories about black inferiority and this kind of stuff.
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The mwamba
May 2, 2013 at 11:07 am
Well said veep!
Wanu Ngwee
May 3, 2013 at 10:10 am
WEATHER AT A PERSONAL LEVEL YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH SCOTT, THE TRUTH IS THAT THIS IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE STATEMENT FROM A GOVT OFFICIAL. NOT EVEN OBAMA CAN SAY HE HATES SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD!!!
SA-ZAMBIA BILATERAL RELATIONS AFFECT MORE INDEGENOUS ZAMBIANS THATN THIS WHITE MAN WHO DOES NOT CARE. HOW MANY OF OUR WOMEN FOLK SURVIVE BY TRADING GOODS THEY BUY FROM SA, AND ARE EVER ON THE BUS TO OR FROM SA? DOES SCOTT KNOW HOW MANY ZAMBIANS WILL SUFFER IF SA INTRODUCES VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR ZAMBIANS TO ENTER SA?
WHAT IS THE GOVT’S POSITION ON THIS MATTER?
isaac
May 2, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Veep,well articulated. The discription of some of these leaders is what you have said Veep.
Wanu Ngwee
May 3, 2013 at 10:14 am
IF YOU WANT TO KNWO HOW UNSTABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE THIS WHITE MAN IS, JUST LOOK TO THE TOP OF THIS PAGE FOR AN ARTICLE WHERE HE SAID “ZAMBIA IS A COUNTRY OF THIEVES” – DO YOU WANT TO ENTRUST SUCH PEOPLE WITH YOUR RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES? I THINK HH WAS RIGHT!!!
Henrique
May 3, 2013 at 11:31 am
Such erratic behavior can only be attributed to the smoking of BANJE or the withdrawal effect considering the fact that he was in the UK and he didn’t carry any supplies.
GK
May 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Where did he say “the last leader of the racist apartheid regime”? Ne chisungu nachimikosela because ba MMD balilyolupiya lwa education. He said and I quote:
“Warming to his theme, Scott let rip at South African President Jacob Zuma, comparing him with the last apartheid leader, FW de Klerk. “He’s very like De Klerk. He tells us, ‘You just leave Zimbabwe to me.’ Excuse me, who the hell liberated you anyway, was it not us? I mean, I quite like him, he seems a rather genial character but I pity him his advisers.”
Now where did he say what you are saying ba tumfweko?
swine!
May 3, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Problem people hate reading, that is why they have such oversights like the one you have highlited!
Moscow
May 2, 2013 at 1:15 pm
Good Mr VP.South Africans are crazy sometimes.They have forgotten what we did 4 them.
Infact there is no democracy there.Jst tell Ba Sata to be careful with Winter Kabimba and Chuumbwe.They may destroy the party.They are not popular.
Cheers Mudala.
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PanAfricanist
May 2, 2013 at 3:40 pm
I’m a big fun of the Guy.
THE GENERAL HK
May 2, 2013 at 3:43 pm
YOU SEE BRETHREN OF OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ZAMBIA, ME I HAVE NEVER ADMIRED THE LEADERSHIP OF CHI PRES.ZUMA, FIRSTLY HE HAS BEEN BELITTLING ZAMBIA KWATI WE ARE A NON ENTITY BUT THEY HAVE SOON FORGOTTEN HOW DR. KAUNDA AND ZAMBIANS IN GENERAL HAD TO STRUGGLE FOR THEIR DELIVERANCE WHY ZUMA WAS NEVER HEARD ANY WHERE, JUST BUSY WOMANISING, NEXT HES AGAINST NAILING RB COZ HE HAS BEEN GIVEN A PIECE OF LAND IN ZAMBIA AND SECONDLY, HE CONTINUES SHIELDING HENRY BANDA WHEN EVIDENCE IS NOW SHOWING THAT IT WAS HENRY BANDA WHO GOT THE INITIAL PAYEMENT IN THE OIL DEAL SCANDAL, MORE IS YET TO COME INCLUDING ZAMTEL ISSUES WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED.SO LET ZUMA GET OUT OF OUR AFFAIRS.
Phiri
May 2, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Bauze! Bauze Chikoti Bauze banvesese lelo!
Phiri
May 2, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Ba 2mfweko let me complete the song. We sang it in the stadium when removing KK and replacing him with Chiluba:
Atsogoleri ena musabaone kumeka
Zamene bachita nizoyofya bantu
Bamikonda belela pamene alindila ufuru
Nomisilizila tungwee mpaka twata
Please darling help me defeat the oppressor
Iwe ndwi wapwalala bakuluma ka sweet toko kaja
Bauze Bauze Chikoti
Bauze bamvesese lelo
Elijah
May 2, 2013 at 8:28 pm
What kind of a people would vote a man like Zuma into office?
Summer K
May 3, 2013 at 12:14 pm
What sane person would vote for Sata as president? You are mad my friend
Phiri
May 3, 2013 at 5:10 pm
This question doesnt answer that question.
Elijah
May 2, 2013 at 8:40 pm
A cartoon depicting Zumas sexual tendedcies was released in SA sometime last year. I tell u it was graphic, very very very graphic
Umwina Zed
May 3, 2013 at 12:00 am
Now SOutH Africa has summoned our high Commissioner to explain the reasons behind scott’s remarks and “what it means in the context of our bilateral relations”
Davies Chishimba
May 3, 2013 at 7:57 am
I lived in south africa for a while,my shop was raided many times.These people are cruel,killing,rapes thieving,police corruption are order of the day.You just live and pray that you are not the next victim.Its a banana nation with a lot of criminals believe me.Most of south africans did not have a chance to go to school hence a culture of brutality.
mabz
May 3, 2013 at 11:41 am
i agree with you that SA is voilent country…we all live in fear..my only concern is for the Zambian Vice President to say he hates SA
Cheers
May 3, 2013 at 8:47 am
Bauze the way HH told you off….chimuzungu cho putsa…kuipa…atase
levison mutobapolala
May 3, 2013 at 11:06 am
Awe ine nshalandeko, ndelolesha fye
Concerned
May 3, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Julius Malema was in trouble by his hate speech utterances. A VP is too high an office to say such. I wonder how we gonna wiggle ourselves out of this one.
Megan
May 3, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Thank you to Guy Scott for voicing his opinion on the current state of affairs in South Africa. As a South African I couldn’t agree more with what was said and so do many more South African’s. There are many many genuinely wonderful people in SA who are making huge individual efforts across all our races and without prejudice, but the good is overshadowed by the current mindset. Guy, what took you so long to open your mouth. Thank you!!!
Danje Lacky
May 3, 2013 at 2:44 pm
I miss Mandela, Mbeki? More than this man
Sarah
May 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm
The problems with this country. y are u looking at zuma and his issues. he is a president of his own country let him solve his problems in his country with his pipo. u forget u have international relations with SA. yet u zambians have fuel problems, electricity problems etc creating a ripple effect in our every economy and u start complaining about another s government when u cant look within yo own and find the major faults you have created.and those of u zambians staying in sa come back to zambia neh who tod u to go to SA if u cudnt withstand their economy.come back and sit down in your country and save it. atase. hyprocrites!! 24/7.
THE GENERAL HK
May 3, 2013 at 3:06 pm
so from the comments received so far its only fair to conclude that just as much as we respect south africans they should also give us respct in all aspects of life. apparently what the veep talked about was the truth about how zuma regards zambia,otherwise he said it as an ordinary person and not as a politician coz politicians like to appease even when when the so called zuma anya icisushi ati iyo kaili hes the presd. of SA…UKO KWINE!!!
anthony
May 3, 2013 at 5:36 pm
l totally agree with mr our V.P,these pipo think they are the best on this earth when they are actually very primitive and backward.l have been in this country for 9 years now and everyday u have to pray that u are not a victim of any of there crazy doings.the only nice thing about this country,is there money if it wasn’t for there money l could have left this country.thanks scot.finally da world can c now terrible these pipo are
anthony
May 3, 2013 at 5:37 pm
true to that boyi
amambala
May 3, 2013 at 9:00 pm
the truth pains.
do to others what you would want them to do unto you. keep the fugindtive andrew,we will expose your evils to the world.