Did the South African government fully absorb the lessons of the Zondo Commission? The example of the Media Diversity & Development Agency (MDDA) suggests a worrying answer.
To the uninitiated, the Sona provides a platform for the incumbent president to reflect on the performance from the previous year(s) while also outlining plans, programmes and actionables for coming ones.
A choir in which every chorister feels free to take a solo whenever they feel like it or see their mom in the audience stops being an organised and harmonious group of singers. In a choir, solo parts are arranged and rehearsed, with every member knowing and adhering to their part in the best interest of the collective, writes Hlengani Mathebula.
The economic wellbeing of SA, which demands a strong and sustained response by the political leadership and policymakers, takes a back seat as political survival takes centre stage, writes Hlengani Mathebula.