LETTER: Give them medals
Fikile Mbalula and Gwede Mantashe must be praised for speaking out against crime and waste
12 February 2020 - 16:38
At a time when there is much criticism of government, it is refreshing to be able to praise two cabinet ministers for their forthright comments on two of the major issues facing the economy.
The first concerns transport minister Fikile Mbalula’s call for harsh sentences for those who are stripping large quantities of steel and copper from the national railway system. As he said, it is nothing less than economic sabotage that should attract the harshest of punishments for those caught and convicted...
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