EDITORIAL: “DD” Mabuza, the ditherer
Mabuza believes SA should “keep [its] mouth shut” about the ongoing assault on gay rights in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa
Deputy President David “DD” Mabuza hasn’t exactly garnered a reputation for consistency on matters of principle. There was, for example, that small matter of switching sides at the Nasrec conference to ensure his own political elevation. And even if you leave aside the swirl of rumours that surrounds him, his latest foray into moral relativism casts doubt on his self-portrayal as a statesman of substance.
Mabuza believes SA should “keep [its] mouth shut” about the ongoing assault on gay rights in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa. We should “not impose our beliefs on anyone”, he sagely said last week, nor “put ourselves morally above others”...
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