TOM EATON | After Fikile’s gag order ANC leaders should be humming the Sounds of Silence
By gagging Mbalula for being honest, the ANC has admitted that being honest with voters, and exposing corruption, violates its principles
19 January 2024 - 00:19
Ordinarily, I’d be celebrating the news that Fikile Mbalula has been gagged by the ANC. When he stops talking, South Africa’s national IQ rises by 30 points. But this week I find myself in the genuinely bizarre position of wanting to defend him against a ruling that is as hypocritical as it is revealing. ..
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