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Zuma: Protests, booing and debates part of democracy

Wednesday, 03 May 2017, 14:37
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Zuma: Protests, booing and debates part of democracy
Jacob Zuma.
NATIONAL NEWS - President Jacob Zuma has given his first public reaction to being booed at the Congress of South African Trade Union’s May Day rally in Bloemfontein, saying that in dictatorships there would be no protests and no booing.

ANC national chairperson Baleka Mbete and provincial chairperson Sihle Zikalala were also booed in KwaZulu-Natal, while ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte had a tough time addressing workers in Limpopo.

The president says that protests and debates are part of the culture of democracy.

He's been speaking at the World Economic Forum Africa meeting in Durban.

Zuma was asked directly if he felt rejected by workers on Monday.
 

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