South
African
President
Jacob
Zuma
made
the
latest
splash,
throwing
his
weight
behind
the
country’s
tourism
minister
Marthinus
van
Schalkwyk,
who
led
South
Africa’s
environment
and
tourism
ministry
until
the
department
was
split
in
May
2009.
Zuma
says
van
Schalkwyk
has
gained
respect
for
his
work
bridging
the
developing-developed
country
divide,
while
catapulting
South
Africa
into
a
position
of
global
leadership
on
the
climate
issue.
Observers
believe
his
odds
are
sweetened
by
the
fact
that
South
Africa
will
host
the
COP17
summit
in
2011
if,
as
many
expect,
a
global
deal
is…
