He served on Robbin Island with Nelson Mandela and was moved to tears at his passing.

South African President Jacob Zuma addresses the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday. The audience at the service began booing Zuma from the moment he stepped into the stadium.

by Greg Myre and Renee Montagne
December 11, 2013

South African President Jacob Zuma (click here) likes to see himself as following in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela: They made their names in the anti-apartheid movement, they were imprisoned together on Robben Island and they both were elected president.

But that's where the comparison ends.

Zuma, who has been embroiled in multiple corruption and sex scandals, thought he might catch a break and bask in Mandela's reflected glory as the world pays tribute to the iconic figure following his death last week....

It is more than likely President Zuma will not be re-elected.

PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 December, 2013, 4:44am

UPDATED : Monday, 16 December, 2013, 4:44am

...Of the 1,000 ANC voters (click here) polled in a representative survey, 33 per cent said they were less likely to vote for the ANC over allegations that Zuma used about US$20 million of public money to upgrade his private residence.

And 42 per cent of the voters said they believed he had abused taxpayer funds....

Zuma is somewhat playing footsies with foreign investors while supporting a position of redistribution of wealth. He is seen as a threat to the advances the Late President Mandela had made by some.

In his corruption charges, Zuma is stated to have been involved with a defense contractor,Schabir Shaik.  In the trial, Shaik was shown to have solicited a bribe of R500 000 per annum for Zuma in return for Zuma's support for the defence contractor Thomson CSF. On 2 June 2005, Shaik was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Fri, 08/12/2000

Thomson-CSF, (click here) the international defence and commercial electronics group, today announces the rebranding of its global operations, with a new corporate identity and a new name: THALES (pron. ta'les).

The move follows a wide-ranging strategic review, which revealed that Thomson-CSF's former corporate identity no longer adequately reflected the reality of the group today.

THALES today is a global business, with operations in nearly 30 countries and over 65,000 employees worldwide - half of them based outside France.

The group's strategy is to leverage its expertise in dual technologies - where military applications can take advantage of advances made in response to the civil market and vice-versa - to achieve balanced growth in both the commercial and military markets....