Umshini wami and its historical significance would not have gone down well – leading to his extradition.
May 20, 2019. Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma in the Pietermaritzburg High Court where he is hoping to avoid corruption charges. Picture : JACKIE Clausen / Pool
Once upon a time, there lived a miserable monarch called Old King Coal. He wasn’t a merry old soul and no wonder: he was living in exile, hiding from Interpol for his part in selling out his beloved country. The mansion he inherited was plumb in the centre of a desert so instead of the fresh air he was accustomed to at home in pristine hilly surroundings, he now had to contend with stifling dust storms penetrating sealed windows and doors, leaving him with blocked sinuses. The only other occupants were four valets who saw to his domestic comforts. The…
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Once upon a time, there lived a miserable monarch called Old King Coal.
He wasn’t a merry old soul and no wonder: he was living in exile, hiding from Interpol for his part in selling out his beloved country.
The mansion he inherited was plumb in the centre of a desert so instead of the fresh air he was accustomed to at home in pristine hilly surroundings, he now had to contend with stifling dust storms penetrating sealed windows and doors, leaving him with blocked sinuses.
The only other occupants were four valets who saw to his domestic comforts. The men, his personal spies at home, had proved
their loyalty by escaping with him in the stolen royal jet.