Interview with Kim: “Take a run Mr President"

Interview with Kim: “Take a run Mr President"

Meet the lady behind the letter that went  viral suggesting President Zuma should take a run.

Zuma must take a run

Capetonian Kim Stephens wrote a compelling letter to the president, that has the whole country sharing a variety of opinions.


Kim said on her Facebook page that 99 percent of the response to her letter – which actually asks President Jacob Zuma to take a run so he can see how the people in his country are living and struggling –  has been positive.


“Some people sharing my post have absorbed my intention, others have turned it in to something else and sprinkled it with their own agendas. That’s just the way it goes.”


If you have not read the letter, here it is:

I feel like Zuma needs to go for a run. Takkies on, lube up, head out for a trot, sir. One foot in front of the other,...

Posted by Kim Stephens on Monday, January 18, 2016

In case you missed the interview with Kim, take a listen:

What do you think? Is this letter fair or one-sided?


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