news bulletin – answers

Mbeki ‘successor’ named

question

1. What kind of rise has Motlanthe made? a meteoric one
2. From which three former roles has he risen? student activist, soldier, prisoner
3. Who is Jacob Zuma? the ANC leader
4. How did the President announce his resignation? in a televised address
5. What was Zuma keen to do? deliver assurances that the transition would go smoothly
6. What should South African’s not be? apprehensive
7. Why not? because the transition will be managed with care and precision
8. What might Motlanthe’s leadership help to do? heal the rift within the party
9. What should Mbeki have done according to his supporters? waited until next year
10. How will this interim leadership help Zuma? it will pave the way for him to take over as president