Zuma promises 'smooth transition'

This is the end of the road for Zuma!!! God is awake i most say. Kgalema has been all this while the only reasonable person in the Zuma group of wolves and despite all speculations that Baleka Mbete might be the interim, Kgalema is.As if its not enough ANC insist that he is not Interim but president untill elections and conducted. 'So shall it be even after Elections.'
Kgalema is the right person to fit Mbeki's Shoes. God is Great!!!

I can only guess this is how a cookie crumbles

I firstly want to wish comrade Thabo Mbeki the best in his new task that awaits him in the near future. I always believe that Mr Motlhanthe is the presidential material. The movement have made the correct choice. One of the key area in this situation is the stability of the economy and of the country in general. I'm pleased with the decision because comrade Kgalema is equally to task and is man of integrity. In Ntate Kgalema you are able to see a leader and a visionary and more importantly morally grounded leader. Before you are assume the highest office Ntate Kgalema reflect on the legacy of the former President Dr Nelson Mandela. Your excellency South Africa is behind you.

I welcom Kgalema Motlanthe with open arms i think we need change in this country

With all this praise heaped on Kgalema, one asks oneself what the same people see in Jacob Zuma that makes him even better than Mothlante (since Zuma is expected to become president ultimately).

The truth is that ousting Mbeki now was a grave mistake on ANC's part. Jessie Duarte this morning on SAfm claimed that Nicholson's judgement wasn't the reason, but rather that Mbeki's performance (non-service delivery etc.) was, and of course the tired "unifying" the party excuse. Well, if Mbeki has been so poor, why is he being recalled only now, hardly half a year before his terms officially ends, and at a time where global circumstances require an experienced statesman who has been chief architect of the economy for the past 10 years? Surely they don't think we're stupid enough to fall for that one?

As others have mentioned, the ANC is not acting in the public's interest, but rather out of pride, revenge, selfishness, and a lack of sensibility that has prevailed with the new leadership. Zuma was already talking about the dead snake last week. It doesn't take a political guru to realise who he was referring to. What I'm also not understanding is the concept of everything centering around the party: the party makes this decision; the party makes that resolution; the party agrees on this. When the chips are down, who in this "party" is accountable? Will the party still be willing to face the music as "the party"?

Truth be told, no one in that ANC top 6 has the credentials, credibility, capability and calibre that Mbeki has (at least at the moment). Bottom line is that this was a class 1 error, and a terrible precedent for such a young democracy as ours. The fact that ANC holds two thirds majority does not give it the right to treat the South African population's interests with impunity. Moreover, this move has not brought the ANC together Mr Mantashe, it has made matters worse. Good luck in April.

I hope after a leadership transition,ANC will begin another transition of uprooting corruption, power mongering, nepotism, ill desciplined members and miss use of the right of expression.
Mothlante or Zuma are the guys who suppose to take ANC to the different dymansion

people shall govern.

  No Zuma. No way. No how. A populist bully who threatens his entire country with civil war to realize personal ambitions; encourages youth to rampage: likes shaking machine guns; tainted by fraud; whose solution to crime in the country is vigilante groups on the streets. Poor judgement: slept with known HIV positive friendd of aughter without condom later showering to get rid of possible infection.

Better options: Tokyo Sexwale or Cyril Ramaphosa: both realistic, competent and rational proven achievers.
Or, if you will, Patricia de Lille.
Thank you.  

There is absolutely no need to panick,the ANC was ruling,is ruling.The only difference is that it decided to recall its deployee.The policies wont change because the policies which Mbeki was implimenting was the ANC's policies.The new leader will just implement rather continue with the same policies.There is no change of political parties but individuals within an organisation.I agreee with Zuma that the transition will be more than smooth.

Each and every person has got their own view i personaly think that @ a work place u cant be a ceo forever so even for Mbeki he has done his task now is the time for us to see what other people can do for our country and the fact is he is no longer a President its a Fact