JONNY STEINBERG: The mantle of sage doesn’t fit the head of nasty Mbeki
All the former president’s announcements are attacks on his old enemies
27 October 2022 - 13:41
In his dotage Thabo Mbeki has acquired the status of a sage. When he speaks the country listens. And he is speaking more and more. So what is it that he is saying?
Through all his pronouncements there runs a constant thread. Whether he is talking about Eskom, corruption in the ANC or the prospect of a popular uprising, everything he says, without a single exception, exacts revenge on somebody who crossed him years ago...
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