JUSTICE MALALA | This latest twist in the Zuma saga will only fuel resentment

The former president’s release is an indication that the rule of law is in remission in this country

13 August 2023 - 21:07

We are not fools and we are not innocent babies who need to be shielded from life’s hard truths. So, let’s call Friday’s act of cowardice by the ANC government (finding a creative way for their beloved son, Jacob Zuma, to escape jail) exactly what it is: an act of fraud which will happen again. What happened on Friday is not an aberration. It is a trend. It is a pattern of lawlessness...

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