President Jacob Zuma — PICTURE: JOHN HOGG SA does not have a culture of consequence. Falling on one’s sword has never characterised our body politic.This is not a latter-day ANC culture; it is a South African culture of turning a blind eye to things and hoping all will sommer come right.Look at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and what emerged over the torture and maiming of people.Do we know anyone who has taken responsibility or been punished for those atrocities?I say this with a full understanding of the process of amnesty that was meant to put forgiveness ahead of retribution. A lot of commentators were at pains to compare the TRC with the Nuremberg trials, in a manner of praising SA for not following the route of revenge and retribution.The public protector’s Secure in Comfort report, which has caused all the trouble for President Jacob Zuma, was also at pains not to point a direct finger at the president.He, of course did not see this, and has now been censured b...
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