JOHANNESBURG Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The resignation of Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa on late Wednesday is good for political stability and consequently economic development in the country, an local expert said.
In an interview with Xinhua late Wednesday night, Ricky Mukanyaradzi Mukonza, Senior Lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Public Management, said the African National Congress (ANC) is the governing party and stability in the party gives a picture certainty in both the political and economic environment.
Zuma's continued stay as President of the South Africa hurts the country because his tenure has been perceived to be littered with allegations of corruption and other forms of mal-governance and this does not create an environment to attract investors, he added.
Zuma faces an uncertain future considering that he is likely to be taken to court on various cases that are hanging over his head, the expert added.
The new president is expected to rebuild the image of the South African government, especially on issues relating to corruption, said Mukonza.
Zuma resigned Wednesday evening as president under the pressure of the ruling party ANC.
"The ANC should never be divided in my name. I have therefore come to the decision to resign," Zuma said on Wednesday evening at Union Building in a 30-minute farewell address to the nation.
