I did not see this coming, I did not expect this at all and I am honestly very disappointed in Tokyo.
I am pretty sure that there is a very strong (political and financial) reason for Sexwale backing the man they call J.Z. But nevertheless I am still a bit disappointed.
The Times conducted an interview with Sexwale and I must say that I expected more from the questions and was left wanting. I wanted probing, deep, inquisitive questions that put Sexwale on the line, but got fluffy journalism.
Nonetheless it’s interesting to hear the man talk so let’s have a look at the video:
There is a lot of hype at the moment about who is going to be running for president of SA and the ANC. I think that it is one of the most interesting debates and situations that we have seen in a long time here in SA.
I wont delay my question any longer: Who would be your ideal presidential candidate?
There are talks of Cyril Ramaphosa, Tokyo Sexwale, Jacob Zuma, Trevor Manual and others. I think that there are some interesting candidates.
When it comes to the ANC many people face confusion with the relation between the ANC president and the country’s president. Let’s explain: The ANC president can be Mbeki again, for another term, but the country’s president can not be Mbeki. Zuma is running for ANC president too and so is Sexwale. Any of these candidates can become ANC president. The trick is that if Mbeki becomes ANC president then the ANC will put forward another candidate to run for president of the country. If Zuma or Sexwale become ANC president then they can run for president of the country themselves.
