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Top South African trade union leader warns workers not to be ‘fooled’ again by ex-president Zuma
Former South Africa's president Jacob Zuma sings and dances after addressing his supporters outside the south Gauten High court in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 11, 2024

A TOP South African trade union leader today warned workers not to be “fooled again” by the country’s former president Jacob Zuma.

The opinion piece by Zwelinzima Vavi in today’s Daily Maverick newspaper follows Saturday’s celebrations to mark the 30 years since the end of the racist apartheid regime and comes as South Africa gears up for elections on May 29.

Mr Vavi, general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, said there was an attempt by Mr Zuma “to rewrite history” and to present the then former president as “a victim of the judiciary.”

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