WORLDVIEW: Why Number One’s acolytes are smirking at the anti-Zuma campaign

Thinking South Africans were shocked after their corrupt President removed a respected Minister of Finance (and deputy) for the sole reason he is incorruptible. ANC stalwarts, the business community, church leadership, organised labour and most of the media are furious. They have started to mobilise, with the first of planned rolling mass actions yesterday building up to Friday's mass stay-away and a march on the Union Buildings.

It's a start, but to succeed a lot more is needed. Paid Twitter and acolytes who fancy themselves as future "Black (Johann) Ruperts" are publicly smirking at the efforts of Save SA and other anti-Zuma forces. They draw confidence from those putting cold cash on the table who tell us resistance is futile. Mr Market says the protest action won't have an impact; he anticipates half the dissenters in the ANC Top Six will do nothing more than grumble; and believes Jacob Zuma will continue chuckling at the frustration of his enemies.

Zuma supporters point out that the Rand has weakened but not fallen off a cliff. Bond rates have risen but not into the stratosphere. And share prices of interest rate sensitive stocks have dropped, but not catastrophically. Also, they are quick to make a comparison with Nenegate.

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