Formal education is crucial in politics, says Mantashe as he reflects on his time working with Zuma.

May 6, 2024 Vaseline stjohnson 0

Gwede Mantashe and Jacob Zuma at the ANC national conference in December 2017. (Felix Dlangamandla/Netwerk24)

Gwede Mantashe and Jacob Zuma at the ANC national conference in December 2017. (Felix Dlangamandla/Netwerk24)

ANC president Gwede Mantashe said former president Jacob Zuma’s lack of formal education was to blame for his political weaknesses.

In a News24 podcast, Mantashe reflected on Zuma’s situation. “desertion”. This as thThe ANC is preparing to discipline him in the coming months.

Mantashe, who worked closely with Zuma during his first term from 2009 to 2014, said it was in the second term that he realized that a formal education goes a long way in navigating the political terrain.

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