For 17 years, the people who were dumped like human waste at Blikkiesdorp, Western Cape, by the DA government, had to sleep on sand and eat sand that seeped through the cracks in their tin houses. Some even died in the sand.
Former president Jacob Zuma is like a bird of bad omen, which needs to be held at arm’s length. Coming close to him has destroyed lives and careers of many. For example, former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and judge John Hlope are a good example.