Jacob Zuma`s First 100 Days

The way the media and other sections of the chattering class have gone about the prospects of a Jacob Zuma presidency one couldn`t help by expect the heavens to fall on us in the then unlikely event of the man becoming president of the republic of South Africa.
As we all know, the April 22 general election gifted the ANC a near two-thirds majority which saw Zuma being comfortably elected South Africa`s fourth democratically-elected president after Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe respectively.
We once more became the envy of the world the three previous presidents were at hand to observe as the baton of government was passed on to Zuma - an obvious first in our conflict-ridden times.
Zuma went on to appoint a cabinet of men and women few could find fault in. Even the hard to please markets responded generously to the Zuma cabinet.
Then there was Archbishop Desmond Tutu who called to all to give Zuma chance and even had the generosity of equating the former with Barack Obama.
At the end of his first 100 days Zuma has been hailed by friends and foes alike. His approval ratings have soar.
We therefore can look to the future with pride and confidence knowing that the stewardship of the country is good hands.