A website called Poephol.com trends every now and then… this is why.
South Africa (18 February 2018) – Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth President of South Africa from the 2009 general election until his resignation on 14 February 2018… and every time he lands up in the news poephol.com starts trending again.
Zuma is also referred to by his initials JZ, Zuma and now is also the proud owner of a new title and website called Poephol.com.
Poephol is a derogatory South African term deriving from the Afrikaans poephol from poep + hol. Compared earlier to arsehole or asshole, the oxford dictionary defines it as a term to describe a stupid or unpleasant person.
Zuma resigned as leader of South Africa on Wednesday evening during a televised address to the nation and the website popped up the very next day.
“I resign as president of the republic with immediate effect,” he said, “even though I disagree with the decision of the leadership of my organisation … I have always been a disciplined member of the organisation.”
He added: “As I leave, I will continue to serve the people of South Africa as well as the ANC.”
In his speech, Zuma emphasised that “no leader should seek an easy way out simply because they could not face life at the end of their term without the perks that come with their political office”.
“I fear no motion of no confidence or impeachment. They are the lawful mechanisms for the people of this beautiful country to remove their president.
“I’ve served the people of South Africa to the best of my ability. I am forever grateful that they trusted me with their highest office in the land, but when I accepted the deployment I understood and undertook to subject myself to the supreme law of the land, the Constitution,” he said.
The website is proof that South Africans know how to laugh at ourselves and our situations. It currently links back to the official Wikipedia page for Jacob Zuma, explaining the new definition of a Poephol in South Africa.
It also goes into great detail to explain who the ex-President is and why he resigned.
“Zuma led the ANC to victory in the 2009 general election and was elected President of South Africa. He was re-elected as ANC leader at the ANC conference in Mangaung on 18 December 2012, defeating challenger Kgalema Motlanthe by a large majority,and remained president of South Africa after the 2014 general election, although his party suffered a decline in support, partly due to growing dissatisfaction with Zuma as president.
Zuma has faced significant legal challenges before and during his presidency. He was charged with rape in 2005, but was acquitted. He has fought a long legal battle over allegations of racketeering and corruption, resulting from his financial advisor Schabir Shaik’s conviction for corruption and fraud. On 6 April 2009, the National Prosecuting Authority dropped the charges against Zuma, citing political interference, although the decision was successfully challenged by opposition parties, and as of February 2018 the charges were before the NPA for reconsideration.
After extensive state-funded upgrades to his rural homestead at Nkandla, the Public Protector found that Zuma had benefited improperly from the expenditure, and the Constitutional Court unanimously held in 2016’s Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly that Zuma had failed to uphold the country’s constitution, resulting in calls for his resignation and a failed impeachment attempt in the National Assembly. He has also been implicated in reports of state capture through his friendship with the influential Gupta family. He has survived multiple motions of no confidence, both in parliament and within the ANC.
On 18 December 2017, Cyril Ramaphosa was elected to succeed Zuma as President of the ANC at the ANC Conference at Nasrec, Johannesburg.Subsequent months saw growing pressure on Zuma to resign as President of South Africa, culminating in the ANC “recalling” him as President of South Africa. Facing a motion of no confidence in parliament, Zuma announced his resignation on 14 February 2018,and was succeeded by Ramaphosa the next day.”
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