A happy 76th: Warm birthday messages pour in for Jacob Zuma

A happy 76th: Warm birthday messages pour in for Jacob Zuma

As former President Jacob Zuma turns 76 years old today, 12 April, social media users across South Africa and beyond are wishing him well.

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The outpouring of warm birthday messages for Zuma indicates that he still has strong support across the country.

Briefly.co.za compiles some messages from Twitter from a wide range of personalities, including former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.

Jacob Zuma turns 76 on 12 April. Source: Google
Jacob Zuma turns 76 on 12 April. Source: Google

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Thuli Madonsela showed her differences with Zuma were only political:

A warm message from Black First Land First (BLF) Deputy President, Zanele Lwana:

Political commentator Mfana kaMshengu wasn't left behind:

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Incidentally, Zuma shares a birthday with one of his vocal critics, Minister Pravin Gordhan:

Some wished Zuma a happy birthday but with a cheeky touch:

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Kelly Lippke (Senior Editor) Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 14 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.