The last paragraph of Thuli Madonsela’s column (Protected Space, September 10-16) (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/opinion/protected-space/2020-09-10-thuli-madonsela-how-did-the-eff-get-it-so-wrong/), in which she poses the question, "Is the EFF unheard and disempowered?", is very relevant — perhaps more so than the EFF itself.
The party’s stony silence and lack of action during the Covid pandemic seem to indicate it had nothing at all to contribute. Then came Tresemmé and Clicks — public violence and the destruction of property. We as citizens watched as police stood by and decided this was not a matter requiring any action. Rather apprehend a frightened old lady who pulled out her pistol after being harassed and manhandled by a few of these thugs...
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