Lungani Zungu
Jacob Zuma’s brother Khanya says President Cyril Ramaphosa can “take his love and keep it” after reports that he allegedly had a hand in the former president’s medical parole.
“We don’t care whether he was involved or not, but we only want to see our brother back home,” Khanya told Scrolla.Africa.
“He [Ramaphosa] can take his love and keep it – we don’t need it as the Zuma family.”
Khanya Zuma said the family is ready to do a cleansing ceremony for Zuma, who was arrested on 7 July for defying two court orders to appear at the state capture commission of inquiry.
“We will do a cleansing ceremony for him to remove the dark spirits he might have attracted in jail, in line with our beliefs,” said Khanya.
His first wife, Sizakale, fondly called maKhumalo, her clan name, is elated and cannot wait to see him.
“MaKhumalo is excited that we would see our brother (Zuma) home soon,” said Khanya.
However, he said the Zuma family would not forgive Ramaphosa for “throwing Zuma to the wolves.”
Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison but was released last week after the national commissioner of correctional services, Arthur Fraser, authorised his release.
Khanya said the ANC’s strategy was to use Zuma’s release to woo voters to vote for the party, especially in KZN, in the upcoming elections on 1 November.
“They want to use my brother’s release to calm people down and vote for the ANC,” said Khanya.
The ANC in KZN admitted previously that it would be a litmus test for the party to campaign for the elections if Zuma was behind bars.
This prompted the party in the province led by chairperson Sihle Zikalala to beg Ramaphosa to give Zuma a presidential pardon.
The acting spokesperson in the presidency, Tyrone Seale, has yet to respond to questions about whether Ramaphosa had a hand in the release of Zuma.
