The public protector evidently considers South Africans to be fools. Some are no doubt, but others are not.

The Estina dairy farm issue is a case in point. She expects us to believe that the R220m allocated to the project could not be traced. Yet a simple forensic audit exercise would surely reveal that the money, provided ultimately by taxpayers, was diverted to fund a lavish Gupta family wedding. ..

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