STATE CAPTURE: LETTER FROM SIPHO PITYANA
SIPHO PITYANA: The rise and fall of Brian Molefe, a man who sold out the people’s will
Dear Brian, Under different circumstances, I would have been the first to congratulate you on your appointment as a member of Parliament and your apparently pending ascension to a Cabinet post. But I cannot do so with a clear conscience. I have watched your rise to leadership roles with great admiration, respect and pride. In a society that is determinedly forging a nonracial future, your competence and excellence in the many spheres of leadership the nation afforded you put paid to the racist notion of equating blackness with mediocrity and underperformance. You were among those I encouraged many youth to look up to. In you, I had a role model for many and a shining example of black leadership: intelligent, confident, assertive and patriotic beyond question. Allegations abound about your implication in corrupt dealings. These were easy to dismiss and give you the benefit of the doubt. After all, a person of your stature and reputation did not need corruption to aid their success, I...
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