Mixed support for Zuma as president

President Thabo Mbeki’s handling of the Jacob Zuma crisis receives most support from whites, Indians, the over-50s and the wealthy, while Zuma himself is favoured mostly by blacks, youths and people living in Soweto, Durban and Pietermaritzburg. This is according to a Sunday Times survey commissioned last week. The Markinor survey was conducted by telephone in 12 metropolitan areas and among an even spread of income groups. More than half of black respondents believed Zuma should be the next president and that Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka would not make a good successor to Mbeki. The only other politicians of note according to the respondents were businessman Cyril Ramaphosa and Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, suggested by seven percent as future presidents.