LETTER: Humility is not good enough; ANC heads should roll
A state-funded flight to Zimbabwe while the rest of SA was under lockdown is a violation of the law
The moral compass of ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe was gyrating erratically on Tuesday as he attempted damage control in respect of the many and varied violations of the law that were involved in the state-sponsored junket of ANC bigwigs who flew to visit their Zanu-PF counterparts in Harare, Zimbabwe, while mere mortals remained locked down in SA, dutifully respecting equality before the law.
Saying that the ANC “humbles itself” for these infractions, without apologising to the nation and without holding anyone to account for the multiple infractions involved, won’t wash. Heads should roll, the cabinet should be reshuffled, and those involved in criminal activity should be expelled by the ANC and prosecuted by the state for leaving the country illegally...
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