South Africa: President Zuma Calls Protesters, Racists

President Jacob Zuma, of South Africa has called the thousands of protesters who called for his resignation as racists.


The BBC reports that, Zuma said many of the protesters who took to the street, held placards that were offensive about  black people.

"The marches that took place last week, demonstrated that racism is real and exists in our country," he said.

Many South African took to the street in protest asking Zuma to resign from office after a cabinet reshuffle which led to the sack of a widely respected Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan.