LETTER: McCarthyism and democracy cannot coexist
The news of Sam Mkokeli’s resignation from the department of public enterprises is of concern
McCarthyism has no place in any democracy. Last week US President Donald Trump axed, via a tweet, Chris Krebs, a homeland department top cyber security expert. His crime was to speak out against Trump’s lies about the elections.
The news of Sam Mkokeli’s resignation from, or being forced out of, the department of public enterprises is similarly shocking. He has been pushed out of the department for asking hard questions on behalf of ordinary people who demanded accountability from those in power. Is it wrong to ask, does the new chief of staff meet the criteria to be in that position? Even the director-general cannot answer this question but gives long-winded story that leads nowhere...
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