Boardroom Tails
ANN CROTTY: Be grateful for our heroes
At some time during my first day or so back in Cape Town I realised I am far more proud of my SA ties than of my Irish roots. It could have struck me while I was reading about the legal action by Earthlife Africa and the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute challenging energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s dodgy nuclear deal with the Russians.It could have been while catching up with Corruption Watch’s efforts to ensure Thuli Madonsela’s successor was the best available candidate. Or perhaps it was Sipho Pityana’s moving address at Makhenkesi Stofile’s funeral or signs that the Amadiba Crisis Committee had finally won a reprieve, however temporary, from threats to their beautiful coastal environment.It could even have been the "Pravin Gordhan to be arrested" headlines followed quickly by the "Gordhan not to be arrested" headlines.SA civil society is alive, remarkably well and, as always, very noisy. Of course it cannot always be assumed the activities of self...
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