LETTER: Cyril Ramaphosa needs to talk less and say more
Merely announcing the establishment of some amorphous anticorruption co-ordination body was not enough
Along with many other memorable quotes, Dr Anton Rupert apparently advised a family member to “talk less and say more”. It is a pity the good doctor is not still around to advise President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose reply to the state of the nation address (Sona) debate did not reveal a single original thought or initiative, left an impression of a total lack of interest in actually responding to the issues raised by the participants, and was actually insulting to the intellect and patience of his audience in and outside parliament.
It seems the president is quite comfortable with describing in hyperbolic terms the caterpillar-like inching forward by government in dealing with our country’s desperate issues and believes that quoting a few micro milestones that have been reached is indicative of what he describes as huge achievements in restoring socioeconomic progress to our people...
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