BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI: The amoral march of Zuma's priests and undertakers
'Religious leaders and undertakers have been at the forefront of whipping up sympathy for Zuma. That's par for the course; they usually march together burying the dead'
At times it feels we're teetering on the brink, or that the country is being unhinged from its moorings and drifting. We're not only losing direction as a country, but we seem to have lost our sense of what is right and wrong. Anything goes. Nothing is off limits. Adults, of fairly sane minds I'm sure, block one of the country's main national motorways - the lifeblood of the economy - firebomb trucks, help themselves to the goods and nonchalantly walk away. They would probably get home with their loot and chastise their children for nicking a nickel, telling a lie or some other minor indiscretion. The irony will be lost on them.The authorities arrive after the deed is done to swat away any lingering looters and to proudly announce that the wreckage has been removed and the motorway cleared for traffic. There's no word about any arrest of the criminals who have put at risk the lives of motorists, not to mention the economic wellbeing of the country. There are no consequences. Life go...
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