Duduzane Zuma the son of former South African President Jacob Zuma has condemned the looting and criminal activities that are happening in South Africa.
With more than 70 people dead in a spree of looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, Duduzane Zuma has used final broke his silence and called for peace in the country.
On Tuesday, after a week when he and his twin sister, Duduzile Sambudla-Zuma, fanned the flames to ignite violence after the arrest of their father, former president Jacob Zuma, the prisoner’s favourite son has now turned peacekeeper.
In an Instagram video, Duduzane Zuma said, “I am about peace, I am about unity,” as he opined on the “protests” which started as a response to Zuma’s jailing but which have now spiralled out of control.
He blamed the looting spree that has disabled KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng on the lockdown and his father’s arrest.
“We are one massacre away from a complete breakdown,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has resolved to lay criminal charges against some of former president Jacob Zuma’s children.
The party accuses Zuma’s children of inciting violence.
Speaking during a virtual media briefing in Durban, DA federal leader John Steenhuisen, on Tuesday said Zuma’s son Duduzane and his twin sister Dudu Zuma-Sambudla, have been sending out tweets designed to incite looting and the destruction of property.
“This is a time when leaders should be doing whatever they can to calm supporters, and not to inflame the situation,” he said.
The DA, Steenhuisen said, would also be laying criminal charges against EFF leader, Julius Malema, also for sending out tweets that have the potential to incite violence.
