Stench of decay hanging over SA's body politic

28 October 2016 - 10:16

By The Times Editorial

In a scene in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus stand on the battlements of the castle discussing the state of affairs in Denmark. Marcellus is shaken by the events and angered at the mismanagement of the body politic by Claudius (Hamlet's uncle). He notes that: "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

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