GARETH VAN ONSELEN: The pious hypocrisy of Trevor Manuel
He may be an ANC ‘wise elder’ espousing ethics, but that doesn't mean he’s not entitled to free flights for himself and the missus
02 December 2020 - 05:00
Trevor Manuel has made something of a profession out of sanctimony since he left the ANC government proper. As one of the ANC’s “wise elders”, he sees himself as entirely virtuous, untainted by what the ANC has become. A man apart. Thus, regularly he delivers unto the ANC and the public his moral wisdom. SA’s own fountain of piety.
“One would hope,” he said the other day, “that people who occupy senior positions in political organisations have the highest standards of ethics and they must be seen to lead from an ethical basis.”..
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