Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Cooking Dinner
So I'm cooking dinner.
-_-
My Oven can't be used for right now.
So I'm having to fry the chicken on the stove.
-_-
With oil.
>_<
It's been a long day but I need to get this stuff cooked so I have food for the dayjob tomorrow.
So I'm making enough for My Dinner tonight.
Then food for tomorrow.
February is over, finally.
This fuckin month agitates Me.
Because of its shitty-ass shortness.
It throws My Finances off as of late.
Which is another reason why I created that Budget last night.
Things are starting to take a turn for the even better with Williams Works and I'm actively looking for a new dayjob again and already have some good VERTICAL OFFERS!
Lemme get back over here and keep an eye on this fuckin food.
-_-
My Oven can't be used for right now.
So I'm having to fry the chicken on the stove.
-_-
With oil.
>_<
It's been a long day but I need to get this stuff cooked so I have food for the dayjob tomorrow.
So I'm making enough for My Dinner tonight.
Then food for tomorrow.
February is over, finally.
This fuckin month agitates Me.
Because of its shitty-ass shortness.
It throws My Finances off as of late.
Which is another reason why I created that Budget last night.
Things are starting to take a turn for the even better with Williams Works and I'm actively looking for a new dayjob again and already have some good VERTICAL OFFERS!
Lemme get back over here and keep an eye on this fuckin food.
Created a Budget Last Night
So last night I spent all night creating a budget that is laid out till End of May 2018!
It took Me a lot more hours than I thought it would but I got it done.
February 2018 is done and now its time to MOVE ON TO MARCH!
It took Me a lot more hours than I thought it would but I got it done.
February 2018 is done and now its time to MOVE ON TO MARCH!
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Monday, February 26, 2018
Working-Cooking Music-1
Keep on thinking I'm just up on here bullshit.
And You know who the Fuck You are.
From Day-1.
You since You knew nothing and know nothing of Success.
You have been doing whatever You could to interfere and try to drag Me down to Your Level.
-_-
Fool I fell from high heights from trying to be understanding and compassionate.
Not because I failed AT BEING ABLE TO DO WORK, BUILD A BUSINESS, GROW IT!
And then be SELF-SUFFICIENT!
It took me a little over 3-years to start seeing petty-cash returns.
This blogsite STOPPED before reaching 1/2-a-million views BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I DECIDED TO DO.
Because it is NOT in accordance to what I need and want it to do or be.
So I appreciate Your constant attempts to belittle and badmouth Me.
Because all it does is Feed and Fuel Me.
Fool....
And You know who the Fuck You are.
From Day-1.
You since You knew nothing and know nothing of Success.
You have been doing whatever You could to interfere and try to drag Me down to Your Level.
-_-
Fool I fell from high heights from trying to be understanding and compassionate.
Not because I failed AT BEING ABLE TO DO WORK, BUILD A BUSINESS, GROW IT!
And then be SELF-SUFFICIENT!
It took me a little over 3-years to start seeing petty-cash returns.
This blogsite STOPPED before reaching 1/2-a-million views BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I DECIDED TO DO.
Because it is NOT in accordance to what I need and want it to do or be.
So I appreciate Your constant attempts to belittle and badmouth Me.
Because all it does is Feed and Fuel Me.
Fool....
And now for Our Feature Presentation;
Just Back From the Dayjob!
Good Evening.
From Philadelphia....
For starters?
The above drawing in this post is THE ACTUAL COMPLETE DRAWING OF BREEONA MAXWELL.
The old scanner-printer was NOT big enough to scan the entire drawing.
I'm still trying to figure out how one corner is shaved off...?
O_o?
I think when I started I did not have drawing pads initially that had perforated pages.
So I had to use an exacto to cut Them out!
Either way, this is the FULL-DRAWING of Breeona Maxwell with background INTACT!
I am late getting back because I DECIDED to remain at the Dayjob to Finish Priest-13.
And He is done.
So now I am going to QUICKLY get dinner on, WITHOUT starting another grease fire in the oven.
Because I'm simply going to cook on the stove.
I'll be about the business of posting soon as I am finished.
MauLer (This should be FUCKIN INTERESTING! HAHAHAHAHAH!) - Black Panther: An Unbridled Rage
Turns out much of what Professor Blacktruth and Jason Black were right regarding why even bother to use primitive weaponry, housing, etc!
When Wakanda is SUPPOSEDLY the most advanced country IN THE WORLD.
Again!?
This was all CREATED BY WHITES.
Yet Black People have been propped up TO CLEAN UP THE BULLSHIT that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby made!
Where THEY UNDERSTOOD that They needed TO DITCH THEIR OWN CREATION!
And make Him A PART-TIMER!
This is why Black Panther was NEVER a mainstay in Marvel Comics, but?
Most Black-Americans and Black People IN GENERAL.
Don't actually know shit about the Black Panther character FROM Marvel Comics.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Long Weekend
So I spent all day yesterday bedridden, lovely.
I was quite frankly.
Exhausted.
-_-
So every time I got out of the bed, I couldn't stay awoke nor could I stay focused.
I came home that Friday, this Friday just passed.
And went straight to bed.
Then slept most of Saturday.
I FINALLY got going this morning at 7am EST.
And I spent all morning re-scanning and typing lost material from the hard drive burnout.
Finally!?
At 1pm EST?
I started COLORING Priest-13.
And lemme tell ya something PEOPLES!
Yeahhhhhhhhhhh, even I was like "Yeahhhhhhhhh, this is PERFECT."
So!?
I have spent the entire day COLORING HIM!
And HIM ALONE!
>_<
And this is why I DO NOT DO INTRICATE ARTWORK!
This is why I do NOT DO DETAILED ARTWORK!
Because I am ONE BLACKMAN.
Where I still have typing for storylines and then ACTUAL STORIES TO TYPE!
I'm looking at the Unfinished Colored Priest-13...?
I'm getting this up on the Webshop IMMEDIATELY AS I'M DONE!
IMMEDIATELY!
BECAUSE I WANNA DESIGN SOME SHIT WITH HIM ON IT AND BUY IT!
With all that typed?
I didn't finish Coloring Him because a grease fire broke out in My Oven while I was making My Dinner.
-_-
This new apartment is sorely lacking in areas that IT SHOULD HAVE, I'll get into that shit later.
I've already had to go upstairs and put a stop to the Nigger-Traitor beating on women.
Getting maintenance work done by the Rental Property is like pulling teeth, mind You!?
They're gonna have to replace My Stove because I had to use the Fire Extinguisher to EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.
Thankfully I'm not an idiot and didn't just go hog-wild with the extinguisher.
I've never had that happen before, but thankfully I am well-aware that You DO NOT USE WATER on a grease fire.
Either way.
I have been literally in the bed sleep from Friday throughout Saturday.
Then I finally get to work TODAY and then I am once again reminded that this apartment was slapped together so that The Rental Property could get My Money.
And that's about it.
NOW, worse part is.
THIS IS STILL FUCKIN BETTER THAN THE SLUM-HOUSE WITH THE SLUMLADY AND LORD ON CALLOWHILL STREET!
>_<
And that Dear Reader is BAD.
But...?
I may just have something coming up THIS WEEK.
That may just change all of that....
I was quite frankly.
Exhausted.
-_-
So every time I got out of the bed, I couldn't stay awoke nor could I stay focused.
I came home that Friday, this Friday just passed.
And went straight to bed.
Then slept most of Saturday.
I FINALLY got going this morning at 7am EST.
And I spent all morning re-scanning and typing lost material from the hard drive burnout.
Finally!?
At 1pm EST?
I started COLORING Priest-13.
And lemme tell ya something PEOPLES!
Yeahhhhhhhhhhh, even I was like "Yeahhhhhhhhh, this is PERFECT."
So!?
I have spent the entire day COLORING HIM!
And HIM ALONE!
>_<
And this is why I DO NOT DO INTRICATE ARTWORK!
This is why I do NOT DO DETAILED ARTWORK!
Because I am ONE BLACKMAN.
Where I still have typing for storylines and then ACTUAL STORIES TO TYPE!
I'm looking at the Unfinished Colored Priest-13...?
I'm getting this up on the Webshop IMMEDIATELY AS I'M DONE!
IMMEDIATELY!
BECAUSE I WANNA DESIGN SOME SHIT WITH HIM ON IT AND BUY IT!
With all that typed?
I didn't finish Coloring Him because a grease fire broke out in My Oven while I was making My Dinner.
-_-
This new apartment is sorely lacking in areas that IT SHOULD HAVE, I'll get into that shit later.
I've already had to go upstairs and put a stop to the Nigger-Traitor beating on women.
Getting maintenance work done by the Rental Property is like pulling teeth, mind You!?
They're gonna have to replace My Stove because I had to use the Fire Extinguisher to EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.
Thankfully I'm not an idiot and didn't just go hog-wild with the extinguisher.
I've never had that happen before, but thankfully I am well-aware that You DO NOT USE WATER on a grease fire.
Either way.
I have been literally in the bed sleep from Friday throughout Saturday.
Then I finally get to work TODAY and then I am once again reminded that this apartment was slapped together so that The Rental Property could get My Money.
And that's about it.
NOW, worse part is.
THIS IS STILL FUCKIN BETTER THAN THE SLUM-HOUSE WITH THE SLUMLADY AND LORD ON CALLOWHILL STREET!
>_<
And that Dear Reader is BAD.
But...?
I may just have something coming up THIS WEEK.
That may just change all of that....
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Just Got In from the Dayjob!
Good Evening from Philadelphia...!
I LITERALLY just got through the Door!
As Usual, simply NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO TYPE ALL OF WHAT I SAW AND EXPERIENCED TODAY!
It's just not enough time.
What I will say is that as I continue to grow and meet more like-minded Black-Americans, I've gotten a lot of support today as I was inking the drawing I finished yesterday. I've also gotten a chance to let the Niggas reveal Themselves, because as You know. My NORMAL SHIFTS don't run into nearly 12am-midnight unless there is a reason for it.
Tonight?
Got a chance to see once again that We have TOO MUCH EXCESS BAGGAGE WITHIN OUR RANKS.
Baggage.
That WILL BE DISPOSED OF.
Every so often.
Those around Me now.
Get to MEET those around Me from Then.
And They immediately see that indeed.
I was not exaggerating.
Their Demeanor, matches Mine.
Niggatry IS NOT TOLERATED.
And the Responses ARE SWIFT!
The Amazement at seeing how much quicker and more decisive I was with My Actions.
Stunned some and caused others to immediately fall in line.
When You go through life-&-death situations with those who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with You. Then YOU KNOW what You can and cannot Do when They are back by Your Side and You are back by Their Side. There is a reason why it is called strength in numbers.
Either Way.
Cryptic or not.
I am back.
And I need to get situated for tomorrow.
Got some typing done.
Got the Inking of the New Artwork done.
And got a chance to see who everybody was who used to talk shit with the expectations of Me Failing.
And...?
I got yet another incentive from a certain lady as well.
All-in-all, a productive day on MOST FRONTS.
I'd like to do some real posting but even just doing this much has Me at almost quarter-after 11pm EST.
Never mind new Williams Works Posts.
The Weekend is ALMOST HERE.
I'll get coloring done this week and put new designs up on Williams Works....
I LITERALLY just got through the Door!
As Usual, simply NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO TYPE ALL OF WHAT I SAW AND EXPERIENCED TODAY!
It's just not enough time.
What I will say is that as I continue to grow and meet more like-minded Black-Americans, I've gotten a lot of support today as I was inking the drawing I finished yesterday. I've also gotten a chance to let the Niggas reveal Themselves, because as You know. My NORMAL SHIFTS don't run into nearly 12am-midnight unless there is a reason for it.
Tonight?
Got a chance to see once again that We have TOO MUCH EXCESS BAGGAGE WITHIN OUR RANKS.
Baggage.
That WILL BE DISPOSED OF.
Every so often.
Those around Me now.
Get to MEET those around Me from Then.
And They immediately see that indeed.
I was not exaggerating.
Their Demeanor, matches Mine.
Niggatry IS NOT TOLERATED.
And the Responses ARE SWIFT!
The Amazement at seeing how much quicker and more decisive I was with My Actions.
Stunned some and caused others to immediately fall in line.
When You go through life-&-death situations with those who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with You. Then YOU KNOW what You can and cannot Do when They are back by Your Side and You are back by Their Side. There is a reason why it is called strength in numbers.
Either Way.
Cryptic or not.
I am back.
And I need to get situated for tomorrow.
Got some typing done.
Got the Inking of the New Artwork done.
And got a chance to see who everybody was who used to talk shit with the expectations of Me Failing.
And...?
I got yet another incentive from a certain lady as well.
All-in-all, a productive day on MOST FRONTS.
I'd like to do some real posting but even just doing this much has Me at almost quarter-after 11pm EST.
Never mind new Williams Works Posts.
The Weekend is ALMOST HERE.
I'll get coloring done this week and put new designs up on Williams Works....
I Am LOVING the SLOWWW REALIZATION that the Black Panther Movie was NOT
What Black People thought it was.
Good Morning from Philadelphia.
I've been up since 5am EST TYPING!
I'm about TO LEAVE OUT NOW so I can get to the Dayjob EARLY!
And CONTINUE TYPING!
New Artwork is done, will be INKED by the End of Today.
New Posts ARE COMING SOON!
I've been spending My Time retyping and creating anew what was lost.
So this is another reason why posting for THIS MONTH has been VERY SPARSE.
But this whole Black Panther realization?
PRICELESS.
And funny.
And yes I typed I find this funny.
How many times can You get conned by the same con-artist.
It's not the con-artist fault, IT IS YOURS.
It is OURS.
Meanwhile some people said that this movie might help increase MY SALES, I laughed in Their Fuckin Faces. And note I used a period at the end of that sentence and not an exclamation mark. Because like I have typed to You before, I don't mind pretending to be OUTRAGED AND OVER THE TOP!
With CAPS AND CRAP!
-_-
Ahhhhhhhh, yes.
Look at the Time.
Never fails, now does it.
Simply...?
Just not enough time to type.
Lemme get moving, it's after 7am EST.
Good Morning from Philadelphia.
I've been up since 5am EST TYPING!
I'm about TO LEAVE OUT NOW so I can get to the Dayjob EARLY!
And CONTINUE TYPING!
New Artwork is done, will be INKED by the End of Today.
New Posts ARE COMING SOON!
I've been spending My Time retyping and creating anew what was lost.
So this is another reason why posting for THIS MONTH has been VERY SPARSE.
But this whole Black Panther realization?
PRICELESS.
And funny.
And yes I typed I find this funny.
How many times can You get conned by the same con-artist.
It's not the con-artist fault, IT IS YOURS.
It is OURS.
Meanwhile some people said that this movie might help increase MY SALES, I laughed in Their Fuckin Faces. And note I used a period at the end of that sentence and not an exclamation mark. Because like I have typed to You before, I don't mind pretending to be OUTRAGED AND OVER THE TOP!
With CAPS AND CRAP!
-_-
Ahhhhhhhh, yes.
Look at the Time.
Never fails, now does it.
Simply...?
Just not enough time to type.
Lemme get moving, it's after 7am EST.
GOOD.
MORNING!
From Philadelphia....!
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
I am Typing Out the Colonial-Wars Battle of New York
Good Evening from Philadelphia!
I'm literally stopping to come and QUICKLY POST on here that I'm working on, STILL.
Rebuilding and RETYPING things that I'd finished and DID NOT PUBLISH because it would have put things OUT OF ORDER.
I've already used the Mess that Was the Star Wars Prequels as a GREAT EXAMPLE of what happens when a Creator goes and makes things messy by creating AND EMPHASIZING one part of His Latter Timeline and then neglects to make sure that the Progenitor-Point of His Story-Timeline is in order so that everything IS KNOWN TO THEM.
It is and will always be, CRITICAL.
That a Creator KNOWS HIS STORY-TIMELINE.
And Keeps it IN ORDER.
So the Colonial-Wars Battle of New York was a Pivotal Battle that pretty much assured the White-Colonialist-Rebels of the 13-British Colonies. Their Victory and Independence from both the British-Empire who wanted to keep Them as a colony. And The-13 and PAGCO who wanted to defeat Them, free the Black-Slaves and take over the colonies for Themselves!
This battle was actually ALREADY TYPED UP AS AN HISTORICAL TIMELINE STORY! That I could have very easily actually PUBLISHED AND SOLD ON MY WEBSITE! It was a total of 300 pages.
-_-
Yeah.
Nothing like realizing I reallllllllllllllly should've saved not just THIS but ALL OF MY WORK, somewhere the fuck else ON SOMETHING ELSE.
So this is why posting is and has been spotty TO NON-EXISTENT AT TIMES for both Here and of course for Williams Works!
HOWEVER!?
I have finished inking more artwork AND I ACTUALLY DID A NEW PIECE TODAY WHILE JOTTING DOWN NOTES AND PERFORMING MY NORMAL DAYJOB DUTIES! SO I'VE BEEN BUSY REGARDLESS!
Lemme get back to it and I will type to You tomorrow!
I will begin REPOSTING WILLIAMS WORKS MATERIAL THIS WEEKEND!
AND I WILL BEGIN THE DESPERATELY NEEDED UPDATES TO MY DEVIANTART WEBSITE!
I'm literally stopping to come and QUICKLY POST on here that I'm working on, STILL.
Rebuilding and RETYPING things that I'd finished and DID NOT PUBLISH because it would have put things OUT OF ORDER.
I've already used the Mess that Was the Star Wars Prequels as a GREAT EXAMPLE of what happens when a Creator goes and makes things messy by creating AND EMPHASIZING one part of His Latter Timeline and then neglects to make sure that the Progenitor-Point of His Story-Timeline is in order so that everything IS KNOWN TO THEM.
It is and will always be, CRITICAL.
That a Creator KNOWS HIS STORY-TIMELINE.
And Keeps it IN ORDER.
So the Colonial-Wars Battle of New York was a Pivotal Battle that pretty much assured the White-Colonialist-Rebels of the 13-British Colonies. Their Victory and Independence from both the British-Empire who wanted to keep Them as a colony. And The-13 and PAGCO who wanted to defeat Them, free the Black-Slaves and take over the colonies for Themselves!
This battle was actually ALREADY TYPED UP AS AN HISTORICAL TIMELINE STORY! That I could have very easily actually PUBLISHED AND SOLD ON MY WEBSITE! It was a total of 300 pages.
-_-
Yeah.
Nothing like realizing I reallllllllllllllly should've saved not just THIS but ALL OF MY WORK, somewhere the fuck else ON SOMETHING ELSE.
So this is why posting is and has been spotty TO NON-EXISTENT AT TIMES for both Here and of course for Williams Works!
HOWEVER!?
I have finished inking more artwork AND I ACTUALLY DID A NEW PIECE TODAY WHILE JOTTING DOWN NOTES AND PERFORMING MY NORMAL DAYJOB DUTIES! SO I'VE BEEN BUSY REGARDLESS!
Lemme get back to it and I will type to You tomorrow!
I will begin REPOSTING WILLIAMS WORKS MATERIAL THIS WEEKEND!
AND I WILL BEGIN THE DESPERATELY NEEDED UPDATES TO MY DEVIANTART WEBSITE!
Monday, February 19, 2018
Time for a Slew of Black Panther Review Videos...
Good Evening from Philadelphia!
If You are wondering why I've not really been posting, that is because I am working Overtime TO REBUILD ALL THE INFORMATION LOST from the Hard Drive Burnout!
Right now the biggest thing running is some Black People are beginning to realize that the Black Panther movie is not exactly what THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS. I of course DID NOT WASTE MY TIME PAYING TO SEE THIS MOVIE. And since I am a long time FORMER Marvel Comics reader I have always known about the VARIOUS MASSIVE ISSUES IN A MASSIVE NEGATIVE WAY!
Regarding Marvel Comics Black Panther character....
Yesterday I was inundated with phone calls and Facebook messages, etc!
From various people who saw the Black Panther movie and INITIALLY THOUGHT SHIT WAS COOL!
But by Sunday They realized that They'd been duped, SHOCKER!
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Fools.
-_-
It should be a crime to be this stupid.
And yes You read that right.
It should be a crime to be dumb enough to think You can have SOMEONE ELSE.
Talk about YOU.
AND PRESENT YOU.
Better than You do YOURSELF.
I've also had the pleasure of destroying a number of Nigger-Traitors and exposing various Coons who initially thought They could spout shit and claim I don't know what I was talking about REGARDING Black Panther and the Characters History in Marvel Comics and THE FACT!
That Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Creators of Black Panther.
These two White-Jews realized PRETTY EARLY ON that They'd FUCKED UP in what They'd decided to do in making this THROW AWAY CHARACTER!
I also realized it in 9th-grade when I began to run Marvel Superhero Adventures roleplaying-sessions and I'd been tasked by the Black RPGers to make RPG-sessions THAT REFLECTED THE REALITIES THAT WE'D COME FROM AS BLACK-AMERICANS.
In other words.
No bullshitting and wasting time.
No rewards and handouts given simply because it is not real life and its all an imaginary gaming session.
SO!?
To meet the demand.
I had to actually read up and really delve into Marvel Comics with THE INTENT TO CREATE MY OWN UNIVERSE OF DISTINCT CHARACTERS WITHIN MY OWN UNIVERSE, thus...?
Most of the concepts and characters that You are reading about in My Williams Works Posts, STEM ALL THE WAY BACK TO MY LITERAL 8TH AND 9TH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL DAYS!
So?
Just as a reminder.
When You are actually creating and producing and owning Your Own Content, then...?
You really don't have time to worry about what whomever or whatever else is doing, because You're too busy ENJOYING WHAT YOU HAVE OF YOUR OWN.
And I have found that because OUR MINDSET is where not where it should be.
We spend way more time lusting after what Whites have instead of building for Ourselves.
Now?
FOR THE RECORD!
I have already highlighted on this blog many examples of when We have as Black-Americans, BUILT OUR OWN and Whites have INTENTIONALLY DESTROYED IT!!!!!
So I'm not gonna sit here and pretend like I don't understand WHY WE ARE IN THE WRONG FRAME OF MIND.
It is not by accident AND IS BY DESIGN.
From Pavlov's Dog to BF Skinner, there have been Whites who have unwittingly revealed that Their Peers and White Leadership, as well as too much of the White-masses.
Has been all too eager to destroy Black Achievement BY BLACK HANDS.
And then pretend like They did nothing wrong and then immediately flaunt what They have OF THEIRS.
-_-
After willfully just finishing destroying what We had of Ours.
The Bottom Line however is still the same.
We cannot stop building for Ourselves OUT OF FEAR THAT WHITES WILL DESTROY IT.
More importantly, as I have typed previously.
If You KNOW what Your Enemies are going to do next then why are You not using that to Your Advantage and preparing a PROPER GREETING for Them.
People slow Their Roll when They find out that the Path is mined for Their Amusement.
WITH ALL THAT TYPED.
Look at the fuckin time.
AFTER 9pm EST already.
-_-
SHIT!
Time flies. Time flies.
Lemme get these post Up.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Friday, February 16, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Zuma Resigned Yesterday, South Africa...? A Clear Cut Case of Why You Don't Cut-Deals with Your Enemies
Jacob Zuma Resigns as South Africa’s President
In an address to the nation Wednesday night, Mr. Zuma said he was resigning even though he disagreed with the party’s decision ordering him to do so.
“I have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the Republic with immediate effect, even though I disagree with the decision of the leadership of my organization,” he said at the end of a lengthy address on television. “I have always been a disciplined member of the A.N.C.”
It was a humiliating end for Mr. Zuma, a charismatic anti-apartheid hero who was imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela and was once the A.N.C.’s intelligence chief. Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president whose election as A.N.C. leader in December set off a power struggle with Mr. Zuma, immediately became acting president.
Initially Mr. Zuma’s presidency inspired hope in millions of South Africans, especially the poorest. But, tainted by numerous accusations of misconduct, he came to symbolize the corruption that flourished during his time in office.
Influence peddling in his administration was so widespread, according to the nation’s former public protector, that it became a form of state capture in which Mr. Zuma’s business partners or friends influenced government decisions in their personal interest.
Now, his departure as president leaves South Africa with a disillusioned electorate, a weakened economy and a tarnished image in the rest of Africa.
Only hours before his resignation he sounded defiant and aggrieved during a live interview with the state broadcaster SABC, after party leaders threatened to hold the no-confidence vote on Thursday. He indicated strongly that he would not resign, saying that the party’s effort to pull him from office was “unfair,” that he was being “victimized,” and that he had done nothing wrong.
But by Wednesday night, whatever narrow paths of escape he may have hoped for earlier had closed.
Mr. Zuma, who throughout his long career had overcome scandals with a combination of guile and boldness, said he did “not fear exiting political office.” He expressed contrition, though only fleetingly, saying that in executing his political responsibilities, he had not been “the epitome of perfection.”
“If truth be told,” he added, “none of us are.”
Mr. Zuma still faces possible corruption charges for an arms deal in the 1990s, before he was president. If he had remained in office, he might also have faced impeachment proceedings stemming from another corruption case, related to the misuse of public funds for upgrades to his homestead.
On Thursday, Mr. Ramaphosa is almost certain to be chosen by Parliament to become the nation’s fifth president since the end of apartheid in 1994; all have been members of the A.N.C.
The resignation was the culmination of a long internal fight, pitting Mr. Zuma’s supporters against an ascendant faction led by Mr. Ramaphosa, who pushed the president to step down before the end of his full term in mid-2019. The balance finally tipped against Mr. Zuma when the majority of party leaders concluded that the A.N.C.’s interests, and their own, would be better served under a new head of state.
On Tuesday, after more than a week of failed efforts by Mr. Ramaphosa to ease Mr. Zuma out office, party leaders ordered him to step down, saying his continued presence as the nation’s leader would “erode the renewed hope and confidence among South Africans,” and indicating that he was hurting the party’s electoral prospects.
That set off a tumultuous Wednesday of moves and countermoves that ended with Mr. Zuma’s late-night resignation.
In the morning, Mr. Zuma’s administration appeared to schedule an address to the nation by Mr. Zuma at 10 a.m., but an hour before it was scheduled to start issued a statement saying no such briefing was planned.
As Mr. Zuma remained defiantly silent, the police’s investigative unit — which has long been subject to political interference — raided the residence in Johannesburg of the Guptas, a family with wide-ranging business interests and close ties to one of the president’s sons and his political allies, and arrested three people.
The intended message, political analysts said, was that those closest to Mr. Zuma, or even Mr. Zuma himself, could be next unless he acceded to the party’s order to quit.
Then, a few hours after that, as Mr. Zuma gave no indication of responding to his party’s order, A.N.C. leaders escalated the pressure. If the president did not resign by the end of the day, they said, they would move to remove him through a vote of no confidence the next day.
“The ball is in his court,” said Paul Mashatile, the party’s treasurer general and a Ramaphosa ally.
Mr. Zuma broke his silence with the SABC interview shortly after that, before finally resigning during his address to the nation.
The developments were a clear sign of how much had changed in the two months since Mr. Ramaphosa was chosen to succeed Mr. Zuma as the leader of the A.N.C., creating what South Africans refer to as the two centers of power — the presidency and the head of the party.
Mr. Zuma, seemingly untouchable just a couple of months ago, was gone in just 58 days.
For years, Mr. Zuma — as the leader of both the party and the nation — had relied on his party’s support to fend off opposition-led no-confidence votes in Parliament and damning rulings by the nation’s highest courts.
Mr. Zuma’s reversal in fortunes began in December, when his choice as party successor, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a veteran politician and his former wife, lost to Mr. Ramaphosa by a small margin.
Mr. Ramaphosa’s election was considered a victory for reformers inside the A.N.C. After his election, South Africa’s currency, the rand, and overall business confidence have risen.
In recent weeks, Mr. Ramaphosa’s supporters lobbied for Mr. Zuma’s early exit. They argued that Mr. Ramaphosa needed time before the 2019 elections to rebuild the party and woo back voters, especially in the urban black middle class.
Pushing back, Mr. Zuma’s followers said he should be allowed to complete his term. But the momentum was not in their favor, and the legal challenges Mr. Zuma faced, potentially embarrassing to both him and the party, lay ahead.
Mr. Zuma’s resignation also saved the A.N.C. from a confrontation in Parliament. It is almost certain that the party would have succeeded in passing the no-confidence vote, given its dominance in the legislative body.
But the spectacle of a party finally turning against a leader it had protected steadfastly for nearly nine years would have most likely resulted in awkward verbal footwork by A.N.C. lawmakers and stinging attacks by a reinvigorated opposition.
The same A.N.C. lawmakers, who had until a couple of months ago always offered a full-throated defense of Mr. Zuma’s conduct in a series of scandals would have been forced to proffer reasons to remove him in Parliament — exposing the party to charges of hypocrisy and expediency, and casting doubt on Mr. Ramaphosa’s pledge to reform it.
The A.N.C.’s difficult position was on clear display on Tuesday. At a news conference at its headquarters in Johannesburg, Ace Magashule — who is third in the party’s hierarchy and has traditionally acted as its spokesman — struggled to explain why the party was asking for Mr. Zuma’s resignation.
Mr. Magashule said the corruption accusations against the president had played no role, saying, “We did not take these decisions because Comrade Jacob Zuma has done anything wrong.”
Mr. Magashule’s remarks suggested the party might be reluctant to deal head-on with the culture of corruption that was endemic under Mr. Zuma — and also that it was concerned about its success in future elections.
In the 2016 local elections, the A.N.C. lost control over the nation’s biggest cities after it was deserted by traditional supporters disillusioned by Mr. Zuma’s conduct; some party officials have since warned that it might face a similar fate in national elections in 2019.
But party leaders did not explain, as Mr. Zuma himself pointed out in the television interview, why they had loyally backed him until two months ago and were now demanding his resignation. What had changed, beyond the fact that there was now a new A.N.C. leader who wanted him out?
“Nobody’s saying what I’ve done,” Mr. Zuma said in his television interview.
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