TOM EATON: The suffocating truth about Fikile Mbalula, Zimbabwe and, and, and ...
'Mbalula would have to fill in a Permission to Simulate Good Governance request form, have it rubber-stamped by Puppet Number 1, and submit it for approval'
I would like to take a moment to dispel some misconceptions about our government and the path upon which our country finds itself. Firstly, I strongly object to gloomy suggestions that South Africa has become a banana republic. This is absolutely not true. Banana republics export bananas and are propped up by the United States, whereas South Africa has been importing bananas for the last few years and is not propped up by anything. Moving on. Secondly, while I understand that the intimidation of leading journalists by thugs is a sinister turn of events, let us remember that the ANC has come out strongly in defence of the press.
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