Mantashe lambasts priest for saying Zuma is 'perfect' during prayer
Johannesburg – A reverend who spoke at a memorial for Chris Hani was lambasted by ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe, after he told the crowd during a prayer that Zuma was "perfect".
During his opening prayer, Reverend Joseph Maphatsoe praised Zuma saying, "Zuma is perfect, no one is more perfect than Zuma".
He went on to say that South Africans should forgive Zuma.
This did not sit well with Mantashe, who was the keynote speaker at the event, who scolded religious leaders for being praise singers. During his address, he said, "We ask you religious leaders to pray for the ANC but not be praise singers."
Mantashe then gave a tongue lashing to ANC members who had praised Zuma.