PANYAZA LESUFI: No gimmicks here, just inspired solutions
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi hits back at Sam Mkokeli’s criticism of provincial initiatives
I rarely respond to people who pay no price for being wrong and who traffic in flippant name-calling, but Sam Mkokeli’s column, “Ineffectual Lesufi is making us pay for his populism,” (Business Times, December 1) (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/business/opinion/2024-12-01-ineffectual-lesufi-is-making-us-pay-for-his-populism/) demands that I make an exception. This article is populated with falsity and propaganda that cannot go unchallenged.
First, Mr Mkokeli attacks me personally following the Gauteng provincial government’s launch of the “adopt and protect a robot” campaign, a public-private partnership (PPP) to fight traffic congestion, vandalism of road infrastructure and lawlessness. He called this project a gimmick that is not worthy of Gauteng. The least he could have done was to ask about the programme and not sound ignorant...
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