The Language of Liberation and Perpetual Eternity: An Analysis of Jacob Zuma’s Rhetoric

The incarceration of the former South African President Jacob Zuma on charges of contempt of court sparked mass looting, destruction, and damage to a staggering economy attempting to navigate through Covid-19-related repercussions. Early estimates reveal that the initial damage report bill is a R50...

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Autor principal:	Anton M. Pillay
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Publicado:	University of Johannesburg 2021
Materias:	south africa jacob zuma political rhetoric language of debt post-liberation Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:081647c320894b59b666248c068b8a132021-11-14T16:38:54ZThe Language of Liberation and Perpetual Eternity: An Analysis of Jacob Zuma’s Rhetoric2075-24582616-907Xhttps://doaj.org/article/081647c320894b59b666248c068b8a132021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/690https://doaj.org/toc/2075-2458https://doaj.org/toc/2616-907XThe incarceration of the former South African President Jacob Zuma on charges of contempt of court sparked mass looting, destruction, and damage to a staggering economy attempting to navigate through Covid-19-related repercussions. Early estimates reveal that the initial damage report bill is a R50 billion knock on the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The level of orchestration behind the attacks alludes to state-sponsored violence, given Mr Zuma’s loyal sympathisers within the intelligence community and in the African National Congress. This research postulates that Mr Zuma’s political rhetoric served as the main inciting factor behind the destruction. Indeed, comparative analysis shows how many post-independence/liberation leaders have invoked a language of debt by virtue of their role as independence/liberation heroes to justify dismal governance records. What are the key features of this language of debt?Anton M. PillayUniversity of Johannesburgarticlesouth africajacob zumapolitical rhetoriclanguage of debtpost-liberationSocial SciencesHENThe Thinker, Vol 89, Pp 56-62 (2021)
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description	The incarceration of the former South African President Jacob Zuma on charges of contempt of court sparked mass looting, destruction, and damage to a staggering economy attempting to navigate through Covid-19-related repercussions. Early estimates reveal that the initial damage report bill is a R50 billion knock on the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The level of orchestration behind the attacks alludes to state-sponsored violence, given Mr Zuma’s loyal sympathisers within the intelligence community and in the African National Congress. This research postulates that Mr Zuma’s political rhetoric served as the main inciting factor behind the destruction. Indeed, comparative analysis shows how many post-independence/liberation leaders have invoked a language of debt by virtue of their role as independence/liberation heroes to justify dismal governance records. What are the key features of this language of debt?
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title_short	The Language of Liberation and Perpetual Eternity: An Analysis of Jacob Zuma’s Rhetoric
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The Language of Liberation and Perpetual Eternity: An Analysis of Jacob Zuma’s Rhetoric

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