Kepha wena Jehova uyabahleka; uyabaklolodela bonke abezizwe. 59:8 AmaH. 2:4. ULungelo Maphanga wePigeon Peacful Designs uthe ujabule ngokuthola ithuba lokukhangisa ngomsebenzi wakhe emphakathini nakwabezindaba. “Umcimbi wanamhlanje uzosisiza senyuse isibalo samakhasimende ethu.” 45 Kwathi abapristi abakhulu labaFarisi sebezwile imifanekiso yakhe bazi ukuthi ubekhuluma ngabo. 46 Kwathi sebedinga ukumbamba bs besaba amaxuku bt , ngoba ayemphatha njengomprofethi bu . to a tinderbox. The late Nelson Mandela’s refusal to meet Zuma on his return from ex­ ile — and the fact that he did not hold any position in the Mandela government — ce­ mented the idea for me that Zuma was not good news and that he was best kept away from the seats of power. However, for his role in the early nineties in bringing calm to KwaZulu­Natal when it was on the brink of civil war, Zuma was re­ warded in 1994 when the ANC under Man­ dela made an exception in the organisa­ tion’s constitution so that Zuma could hold the positions of national chair of the party and chair of the ANC in KZN simultaneously. This was an exception that allowed Zu­ ma to cement his authority at grass­roots level in KZN and at the same time, it was the start of the end for the ANC as it cow­ ered at the threat of Zuma being able to cause massive disruptions at the time. When Thabo Mbeki fell out of favour with rank­and­file ANC members, it was a fired­up Zuma who managed to seize the moment and skilfully manoeuvre his way into the presidency. With the help of the ANC Youth League and Cosatu, Zuma be­