Those who are political legends will tell you that there is no permanent friend or enemy in politics; you can fight today and tomorrow when you meet each other, laugh like brothers, be good friends today, and wake up tomorrow with different views on everything. That is how politics is. One thing about politicians is that they don’t easily take things personally. They criticize and grill each other on the screen, but when they meet on the ground, you’d even think maybe it was all an act.
In modern politics, you can’t speak about differences without mentioning Zuma and Ramaphosa; these two are always in the headlines for criticizing and grilling each other. A few days ago, Zuma caused a stir after he called Ramaphosa a criminal who abuses power; yesterday, he left him embarrassed after he came to the national conference late and disturbed him while he was speaking. With everything that happened, one would think these two were the biggest enemies.
Following all that, Zuma and Ramaphosa met outside the hall yesterday after the conference. Many people never thought these two could talk to each other, but surprisingly, they shared a handshake and a few words. On the trending video, Zuma told Ramaphosa that he’s growing young but Ramaphosa is growing old. Jokingly, Ramaphosa responded by saying, “Are you bathing with cat’s milk?” Then everyone was left in stitches. They then went their separate ways like nothing had happened earlier.
ANC gangsters stop killing each other see the biggest gangsters shaking hands 🤝🏿 pic.twitter.com/7jrxKMG5yt
— Official Fighter Rakgadi (@Rakgadi_EM) December 16, 2022
Many people never expected these two to have such a close relationship; they thought maybe Ramaphosa will be angry that Zuma disturbed him when addressing him and all the things he said in the past day. Many people were surprised; some even said maybe they just acted like they were fighting while they were friends; some even said Ramaphosa is very mature to let whatever happened pass just like that.