Former President Jacob Zuma is no longer in good books with his son Duduzane Zuma, and it’s been years since they last spoke.
Bad Blood Duduzane Zuma And Jacob Zuma
Over the years, Duduzane was always his father’s blue-eyed boy. However, their relationship has not been the same since 2021. Reports suggest the Gupta brothers’ scandals severed their relationship.
Duduzane had a chat with Zimoja and made it abundantly clear that he does not want to be associated with his dad:
“I’m a 41-year-old, and yes, I love my father, and he is an icon. His legacy will always be there, but I am now my own man. No one can take away the legacy my father has built. I’m not here to compete with my father. He is doing his own thing, and I support him through and through. We are all about changes, and we need new leadership. The young must take charge. We are not going to canvass for votes, but the youth will decide.”
A source also added:
“Zuma is a family man and loves his family, but they differ in political issues.”
Enter The Guptas
Duduzane bewailed his business dealings with the Guptas, believed to have spoiled his relationship with his father:
“I have no idea where they are [Guptas]. I haven’t seen them; I haven’t spoken to them in some time. I’m on my own mission. Business was taken away. It didn’t disintegrate. There were allegations, and everything I worked hard at building was gone. Billions in value,” he said.
Recently, he spoke to News24 and said Jacob Zuma is also to blame for the current problems in Mzansi:
“He is one of the many people who have been part of the government. He’s been one of many people.”
Duduzane has even launched his own political party, the All-Game Changers. He has not thrown his weight behind the newly formed Umkhonto WeSizwe Party, which his father introduced to South Africans in December.
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