JUSTICE MALALA: South Africa is one step away from darkness
'It is not easy to speak of the rot that eats away at our society. However, many great South Africans have done so despite the risks. They are our hope'
SOUTH Africa is entering a long period of political darkness with, perhaps, a glimmer of sunshine and hope at the end. What we do next, as citizens and leaders of society, will determine whether we crash to basket-case status, such as Zimbabwe, or we begin a new ascent to greatness. It is not easy to speak of these things. Speak up and be called an agent of the West, as heroines such as Thuli Madonsela have been. Speak up and get fired, as former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas has been. Speak up and have your life threatened, as some ANC leaders have been.It is not easy to speak of the rot that eats away at our society. However, many great South Africans have done so despite the risks. They are our hope. The truth of their words is evidenced by where we are now: downgraded to junk status by two ratings agencies while the likes of Brian Molefe of Eskom fame are elevated to representative of the people. The truth being spoken to power is evidenced by the fact that an expensive,...
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