The Big Read: Zuma is undermining the fine art of the political lie
05 July 2016 - 10:03
Do you know what's really gone to hell in the new South Africa? The quality of the lies we get told by our government. Yes sir, the lies were way better in the old days, writes Tom EatonI grew up listening to the fictions of the Nats and, by God, those hillbillies had the gift of the grift. South Africa's military could napalm a foreign country, have photos of said napalm splashed on international front pages, get condemned by the UN, and what would happen? Pik Botha would appear on the SABC to ...
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