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I remember well the celebrations depicted on TV by the SABC on the day of the first elections 30 years ago — the dancing and jubilations of the ANC top echelon.
Foremost among them was Angie Motshekga, for so many years SA’s basic education minister. Her words: “Now we are going to be filthy rich!” portended the disastrous years of greed and theft that followed.
I can only hope and pray that the born-free population will decisively put an end to this sorry state of affairs.
Aletta van der Westhuizen Via email
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LETTER: Hope lies in born frees
I remember well the celebrations depicted on TV by the SABC on the day of the first elections 30 years ago — the dancing and jubilations of the ANC top echelon.
Foremost among them was Angie Motshekga, for so many years SA’s basic education minister. Her words: “Now we are going to be filthy rich!” portended the disastrous years of greed and theft that followed.
I can only hope and pray that the born-free population will decisively put an end to this sorry state of affairs.
Aletta van der Westhuizen
Via email
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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