Celebs react to Jacob Zuma's resignation
Updated | By Tamlyn Canham
"I may have felt sorry for him during his speech... but I'm not sad that he's gone," says actress Samkelo Ndlovu.
Celebrities reacted with shock, happiness, and sadness following news that Jacob Zuma had resigned as South Africa's president.
#JacobResigns and #ZumaHasFallen continued to trend on Twitter on Thursday, with scores of people still sharing their views on Zuma's exist.
Local stars have joined the discussion, publicly sharing their opinions on what they think about the now former president.
ALSO READ: LISTEN: Jacob Zuma's resignation speech in full
Unlike many South Africans, Pearl Thusi, who is currently in Los Angeles, was up during Zuma's address.
She celebrated news that the Rand strengthened against the dollar, and shared a gif of how she thought Thabo Mbeki was taking the news.
After everything SA did for him... 😂😂😂 #imjustjoking 👀 https://t.co/uQny4iEcaK
— PEARL THUSI (@PearlThusi) February 14, 2018
Thabo right now. #ZumaResigns pic.twitter.com/wdTIWZGOoH
— PEARL THUSI (@PearlThusi) February 14, 2018
*goes shopping* https://t.co/YiiZUFSWXb
— PEARL THUSI (@PearlThusi) February 14, 2018
Our very own Darren Maule had a special message for Zuma on Twitter.
The East Coast Radio Breakfast Show DJ bid Zuma farewell with some Valentine's Day hearts.
Bye Bye Zuma. Enjoy the rest of your Valentines. #ZumaGone #ZumaExit #PresidentResigns pic.twitter.com/9mgq0fFV0p
— (((Darren Maule))) 🎙️ (@darrenmaule) February 14, 2018
TV presenter Jo-Ann Strauss woke up this morning with a big smile on her face.
"Just woke up from a crazy, beautiful dream ... oh wait, it actually happened 😀 Good morning, South Africa!" she tweeted.
The former Miss South Africa also agreed with a tweet posted by Khaya Dlanga suggesting South Africans get the rest of the week off.
Just woke up from a crazy, beautiful dream ... oh wait, it actually happened 😀 Good morning, South Africa!
— Jo-Ann Strauss (@jo_annstrauss) February 15, 2018
Amen 😂😂😂 https://t.co/mXEmsNjUi9
— Jo-Ann Strauss (@jo_annstrauss) February 14, 2018
Model and actor Maps Maponyane also woke up in a happy mood, despite tweeting the night before that he did not believe Zuma's resignation was the end of the drama.
"I don't know what it is, but something tells me it isn't all as simple as it seems. There's more to come. The movie 'South Africa' is like 'Fast and Furious', just when you think it's over and done with, another damn one comes out! #ZumaExit #ZumaRecall"
As one Sun sets, a new one rises...🇿🇦#ZumaExit #ZumaResigns
— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) February 15, 2018
Illustration: @FatLipRussell pic.twitter.com/CeYw50BOBd
🇿🇦 #ZumaExit #ZumaRecall pic.twitter.com/X4wQdTebrk
— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) February 14, 2018
I don't know what it is, but something tells me it isn't all as simple as it seems. There's more to come. The movie 'South Africa' is like 'Fast and Furious', just when you think it's over and done with, another damn one comes out! #ZumaExit #ZumaRecall
— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) February 14, 2018
Model Lee-Ann Liebenberg didn't mention anything specific about Zuma's resignation but it seems she was doing a happy dance to celebrate the news.
*Happy Dance*
— Lee-Ann Liebenberg (@LeeAnn_L) February 14, 2018
But not everyone was doing a happy dance over Zuma's fall from grace.
Rapper AKA, who described Zuma as a "G", thanked him for his service.
"Sad to see him go. Eish But happy that we have shown the world once again that we live in a country where no man or woman is bigger than the movement," he tweeted.
Sad to see him go. Eish 💔 But happy that we have shown the world once again that we live in a country where no man or woman is bigger than the movement.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) February 14, 2018
Actress Samkelo Ndlovu did not understand what AKA was sad about.
"But he needed to go though, we have been desperate for new and better leadership for ages now. Ewu🙆🏾 please let this be a new better era for us, SA has been through the most guyzini," she tweeted.
Samke added in another post: "I may have felt sorry for him during his speech and hearing him saying he's resigning - but I'm not sad that he's gone."
But he needed to go though, we have been desperate for new and better leadership for ages now. Ewu🙆🏾 please let this be a new better era for us, SA has been through the most guyzini.
— Samú (@SamkeloNdlovu) February 14, 2018
I may have felt sorry for him during his speech and hearing him saying he's resigning - but I'm not sad that he's gone.
— Samú (@SamkeloNdlovu) February 14, 2018
AKA did not appear to reply to Samkelo, but he shared another post saying South Africans had something to be proud about.
As South Africans, be proud that we have leaders who don't cling to power. That we truly live in a constitutional democracy where people can be held accountable. Not bad for one of those "shithole countries" ... They can't even do this in America right now. Imagine.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) February 14, 2018
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