What does Jacob Zuma see in the mirror?
Are his motives money and power or something else altogether?
It might be straightforward if it was simply a matter of money (kleptocratic presidencies are as old as governance itself). But there seems to more to it than that.Like most people I know, including pundits, journalists and wonks, I have trouble seeing beneath the surface of the shark-chummed red ocean that colours our nation’s recent political catastrophes. Other than the obvious fact that the subversion of noble ideals and good governance are now firmly and irrevocably off the table (at least for the foreseeable future), I continue to be troubled by a single question - to what end? Zuma and his backers, brokers, patronees and indentured servants - to what end this lurid abuse of power?It might be a straightforward if it was simply a matter of money (kleptocratic presidencies are as old as governance itself). But there seems to more to it than that.Consider the facts. The Zuma cabal has been enriched by an unabated stream of state money from our fiscus for over 8 years. From Zuma...
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