Jacob Zuma plays Russian roulette with our weak economy
The legacy of our apartheid past has imposed an inordinately binding responsibility on the democratic government to ensure that we put in place a capable state with competent leadership
The long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle has finally happened. Almost a third of the ministers have been laid off. This is unprecedented. Its rationale, according to President Jacob Zuma, is to promote efficiency and bring about a better life for all South Africans. But what is even more important is the genesis and pathology of this Cabinet shake-up. At the funeral of the late Uncle Kathy, as Ahmed Kathrada was commonly called, former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe recalled the words of the now famous letter by Uncle Kathy in which he reminded President Zuma that “the position of president is one that must at all times unite this country behind a vision and programme that seeks to make tomorrow a better day than today for all South Africans. It is a position that requires the respect of all South Africans, which of course must be earned at all times.” The antithesis of this invocation is even more telling. It is the responsibility of the president not to consciously do anything that ...
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