I trust this email finds you vaccinated.
I must humbly assume that you do not know me, and are understandably a split second away from throwing my email into the spam folder along with the Nigerian prince’s email. By way of introducing myself, let me first tell you that I am a huge fan not only of yourself, but your entire crew of six up in your NEC of the woods, as it were; the Dirty Half-Dozen as I like to affectionately call you guys. In fact, I have written to at least two of your fellow top sixers. Understandably, communications might be a bit strained between you lot at the mo, but things will get better, they always do. And when they do, if you would please be so kind as to ask Mr President to respond to the letter I wrote him last month. And once this temporary situation between Comrade Leader Ace Magashule and yourself has been resolved, may you please be so kind as to remind him to respond to my proposal re: Ace MAGA mixtape – Foot on your NEC.
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In 1978, the Rev Jim Jones persuaded his cult followers to drink cyanide-laced Kool-Aid and more than 900 of them died. Since then, the phrase “Drink the Kool-Aid” describes people who follow leaders unthinkingly, as in a cult. From reading the article by Jessie Duarte under the rubric “Testimony at Zondo Commission is an onslaught against the People”, I am convinced that she drank the Kool-Aid and that her morality was thereby consumed.
Let us remind ourselves that the “Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture”, with a subheading “Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State”, was launched by then president Jacob Zuma in January 2018. The establishment and the terms of reference of the commission were an executive decision by the then president. In signing and announcing the executive decision, there was no gun to his head.