Zuma era lessons: how democracies can be held hostage by party machinations: Jacob Zuma announces his decision to step down. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoJacob Zuma’s late night announcement that he would step down as president of South Africa followed days of tense negotiations within the governing African National Congress (ANC). The Conversation Africa asked academics what lessons … [Read more...] about Zuma era lessons: how democracies can be held hostage by party machinations | The Conversation