{"id":143522,"date":"2016-11-17T10:04:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T08:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=143522"},"modified":"2016-11-17T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T08:04:11","slug":"jacob-zuma-vs-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/143522\/jacob-zuma-vs-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Zuma vs Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Donald Trump\u2019s US Presidential campaign fairly light on policy matters, the American media does not appear to know what to expect from him, Trevor Noah said on\u00a0The\u00a0Daily Show.<\/p>\n<p>However, Noah said he sees parallels between Trump and president Jacob\u00a0Zuma, and suggested that looking to South Africa will give insight into what could happen in the\u00a0US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember when I first started\u00a0The Daily Show, I said Donald Trump reminded me of an African dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noah was\u00a0referring to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2FPrJxTvgdQ\" target=\"_blank\">a 2015 episode<\/a><\/strong> where he compared statements by Trump to those\u00a0of Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Trump and Zuma<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cUp until a few years ago, our economy was humming, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/government\/186901-biometrics-fiasco-at-or-tambo-airport-has-no-quick-fix-and-tourism-industry-is-to-blame.html\">tourism was thriving<\/a><\/strong>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Basically, times were good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then Zuma arrived and the economy stalled, unemployment reached record highs, and corruption became rampant.<\/p>\n<p>This is what\u00a0the US might face under a Trump presidency, said Noah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inept self-serving way Zuma has run his administration has turned South Africa from a rising power to a very troubled state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the reason I\u2019m telling you this, is because when you look at Zuma and Trump, it seems like they are brothers from another mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noah said:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zuma was to face 700 corruption and fraud charges, Donald Trump has over 400 pending lawsuits against him.<\/li>\n<li>Zuma and Trump built\u00a0a\u00a0reputation as men of the people.<\/li>\n<li>Many Zuma and Trump supporters may be found in rural areas.<\/li>\n<li>Zuma was charged and acquitted of rape, Trump has a rape status conference with a judge coming up.<\/li>\n<li>Zuma and Trump have both been called \u201cteflon politicians\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThese similarities are amusing on the surface, but what\u2019s more important is understanding what a leader like this could mean for America,\u201d said Noah.<\/p>\n<p>Another parallel was Donald Trump\u2019s promise to put Hillary Clinton in jail if he comes to power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump using prosecution to intimidate his opponents, it might seem like a novel thing here in the US, but just like soccer you might want to get used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see, it\u2019s called state capture.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Jacob\u00a0Zuma may be the way to figure out Donald Trump<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5tKOV0KqPlg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Donald Trump<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/columns\/143280\/the-implications-of-a-trump-presidency-and-risks-for-south-africa\/\"><strong>The implications of a Trump presidency \u2013 and risks for South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Donald Trump\u2019s US Presidential campaign fairly light on policy matters, the American media does not appear to know what to expect from him, Trevor Noah said on The Daily 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