“A birdie with a yellow bill
Hoped upon the window sill,
Cocked his shining eye and said:
‘Ain’t you ‘shamed, you sleepy-’ead’?”
When you read this, you would be forgiven to think this was a prophetic statement about the lacklustre attempts by South African law enforcers to arrest the relentless torching of trucks along the country’s highways.
It’s been more than five months since the attacks started and the SA Police Service and law enforcement agencies are still to bring culprits to book. It raises questions about our law enforcement agencies’ efficacy and effectiveness to counter these brazen and violent acts committed with impunity.