But the figure of former President Jacob Zuma and his new political party uMkhonto – or simply “MK” – provoked more reaction.
Jerome Delay/APMoreover, according to Herman, pro-Zuma conspiracy theories and propaganda, some with Russian fingerprints, had been flooding South African social media in the lead-up to the election.
And even as Zuma takes pages from Trump’s playbook, South Africans may be telling a different narrative.
Facing pressure, Zuma resigned as South African president in 2018.
Though some South Africans still admire the US’ capitalist spirit, I find that the South African friends who visit me in the US don’t always feel at ease anymore.
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