TONY LEON | There’s a mess all right, but unfortunately no Messiah

Forget serious governance, South Africa is all about performative gestures and Monty Python-esque lunacy

11 April 2023 - 20:34

February’s explosive eNCA interview with former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter sucked all the oxygen from the ailing body politic. Understandably, since his assertions on high-level corruption and criminality were entirely plausible...

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