JUSTICE MALALA: Trump governs on gossip
Can the US president even find South Africa on a map, or spot Ramaphosa in a lineup?
06 February 2025 - 05:00
UPDATED 13 February 2025 - 05:00
Several times this week I found myself being reminded of that old saying attributed to, but apparently never said by, Mark Twain: “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
It popped into my head after US President Donald Trump accused South Africa of “confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people very badly”...
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