SA is desperately short of leaders and politicians who genuinely seek to unite its people to solve its problems for the benefit of all. What we have in abundance is one-eyed shysters at the ready to mine and exploit every problem, every grievance or division for selfish gain. Which is why this country seems headed for more strife, poverty and economic decay.
Like a rabbit caught in the headlights, he says and does nothing to set the record straight, perhaps hoping the furore will ultimately blow over. It won’t, writes Barney Mthombothi.
While you sat freezing in the dark, your president was having the time of his life in Europe, gallivanting with the most powerful men in the world, writes Barney Mthombothi.