BRONWYN NORTJE: Water shenanigans show how SA is drowning in corruption
Government graft has become a given but most people are unaware of just how deep it goes
In his first media briefing after the cabinet reshuffle, Pravin Gordhan asked the media to "join the dots" and "present the facts in sufficient detail so that ordinary South Africans can ask the question: are these guys representing our interests?" He also urged the public to organise against those elements in the government who were undermining our democracy and economy. As I write this, thousands of South Africans of all races are gathering in Pretoria to protest against those "guys" — President Jacob Zuma and his cronies, who have driven a cold and systematic attack on our country for their personal gain. What makes these protests encouraging is that they show the public is increasingly aware that those in power no longer represent their interests. What makes it disheartening is that the majority of those protesting have come to this conclusion without knowing even half of what has been going on. These are the dots Gordhan has been asking us to join. As a supposed media insider, ...
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