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Background
On an ordinary
day the silence was broken when masses of protesters crossed the very prominent
Mandela Bridge, in Braamfontein. People of all colours marched with one goal in
mind, that the president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma must be
demoted as leader of the nation. This only started as a hash tag that trended
on twitter. It then became the protest that was. This surfaced after Zuma
shuffled three different individuals in the Ministry of Finance in two weeks, not
forgetting the Nkandla saga. For more information on the #ZumaMustFall you can click on the following link #ZumaMusFall.
Strategic move from Maimane. Check mate !!
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| Mmusi Maimane |
It seems as
though it was a hashtag that surfaced after Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi
Maimane tweeted “In conclusion: it’s time that we fire Jacob Zuma.
#ZumaMustFall.” This is after President Jacob Zuma announced that Pravin
Gordhan was re-appointed as Minister of Finance. I personally think that Mmusi
Maimane was accurate in his comments about President Jacob Zuma, hence Zuma single handedly crippled the economy of South Africa. It was a
strategic move from Mmusi Maimane. He knows that he is an established thought
leader and his comment was going to have an impact such that the hashtag was
going to develop into a movement. This could also benefit him when it comes to
the upcoming local elections. That was a great move from Mmusi Maimane. For more information on how Mmusi Maimane and other members of parliament responded please click on the following link DailyMaverick.co.za
How Juju responded and how he should have reacted.
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| Julius Malema |
According to businesstech.co.za Economic
Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema took to social media to express his
personal views, stating that President Jacob Zuma will be demoted as leader of
the country only by the work of the poor, black majority and not by a hashtag
or white capitalists. We all have rebellious moments but Julius Malema
responded recklessly on twitter and came across just too strong. I would have
appreciated it if Julius Malema expressed his opinion in a more diplomatic
manner without having to offend anyone and coming across as racist. I am not
saying he should be stripped off his right to freedom of expression but rather
stress his opinion in a way that does not scorn other individuals or groups. You can find more information on how Juju responded by clicking on the following link iol.co.za. The EFF recently published a song on YouTube that communicates that the Zuptas must fall. That's a story for another day.
The ANCs communication strategy.
The ANC
reassured the public that Mr Jacob Zuma is fit to lead the country on their
official organisational website. It was a good function that they made an official
statement on their organisational website. I would have appreciated it if
President Jacob Zuma was to make an official statement on television through a
public broadcaster, so as to reach the vast public of South Africa. In the
official statement he would have told the public that he was going to pay back
the money that he used to build Nkandla and then apologise for deceiving the
public. He also should have taken liability for the shuffling of three
individuals in the vital Ministry of Finance in two weeks. This in reference to ewn.co.za
In conclusion.
The pubic
created personalised memes that were hilariously out of this world, in response
of the Zuma must fall hashtag. I did not come across a brand that tweeted too
often or over shared. Some of the public members used short hand and published
content just to get it off their chests. This is not advisable as this could
have harsh consequences on their brands. Other than that, a lot of parties
followed the guidelines of using social media strategically. Word of advice,
please always ensure that the spelling and grammar of the content that you
publish is on point.
The video below displays what happened during the #ZumaMustFall campaign. Please click on it to view it. The video is extracted from YouTube.
zuma must fall is a broad topic and the fact that you included every political parties that is apart of this campaign says a lot about the true origin of the hashtag
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI think the formed hashtag has a point because since Zuma has been in presidency the parliament is no longer respected people say what they want while he is there, the country needs a president that can be respected like the previous ones. #ZumaMustFall
ReplyDeleteThe image of the Republic of South has been tarnished and yet he is still the president. He should step down because he has caused more than enough damage.
DeleteThe image of the Republic of South has been tarnished and yet he is still the president. He should step down because he has caused more than enough damage.
Deletezuma must fall thays all we are tired of drama
ReplyDeleteWe are indeed exhausted by the presidents antics. He will be removed, it is just a matter of time.
DeleteI think for a hashtag like this one to exist there has got to be something wrong somewhere and in your post you have shed some of the issues i did not understand regarding the hashtag.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that I gave you different perspective and in the process enlighten you about the issues you did not understand.
DeleteI do not agree with the Zuma must fall statement. Zuma is the President of the country he must be treated with respect
ReplyDeleteWe are all entitled to our own opinions and I respect that. But I think it is time someone broke the silence. I can't breathe.
DeleteWe are all entitled to our own opinions and I respect that. But I think it is time someone broke the silence. I can't breathe.
DeleteZuma must really fall the way he is leading our country it is in a bad way
ReplyDeleteWe are being led to a hurricane.
DeleteWe are being led to a hurricane.
DeleteThe Zuma must fall hash tag to me, is pure disrespect, I don't agree with it.
ReplyDeleteIf you stand for nothing, you will fall for everything. I'm just saying.
DeleteThe parliament should wait for his term to come to an end then kick him out.
ReplyDeleteI am with you my sister, preach, preach!!!!
DeleteI support this Zuma must fall movement, but at the same time I feel that both his good and bad works should be acknowledged, we as South African citizens must be as philosophical as possible when it comes to such delicate matters. Everyone makes mistakes presidents too, does that mean whenever time an appointed president makes a mistake he/she should be immediately removed from his position? I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that citizens of South Africa were deceived by the president of South Africa. When he initially said that he did not use the states money to renovate Inkandla, but the public protector Thuli Madonsela later found out that he had done so. When questioned in parliament about Inkandla, he made a mockery out us as he laughed. Is that a man who is capable of leading a country?
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that citizens of South Africa were deceived by the president of South Africa. When he initially said that he did not use the states money to renovate Inkandla, but the public protector Thuli Madonsela later found out that he had done so. When questioned in parliament about Inkandla, he made a mockery out us as he laughed. Is that a man who is capable of leading a country?
ReplyDeleteZuma is just something else, his relationship with the Gupta family turned him into someone who can't be called a leader.
ReplyDeleteHe must step down.
ReplyDeleteHe must step down.
ReplyDeleteLet us all stand up for the future of Sounth Africa, He really needs to step down. #zumamustfall
ReplyDeleteIt saddens me to see how it all ends for our supposedly leader
ReplyDeleteWe are fed up and unfortunately we have no mercy. Mr President it's about time!
He must simply step down.
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