During his tenure, former president Jacob Zuma made a lot of mistakes, and two of them came back to bite him — the appointments of chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and former public protector Thuli Madonsela. 

After that he made sure whoever was put in position of power was incompetent and easy to manipulate. Think Shaun Abrahams of the National Prosecuting Authority and public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. ..

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