PALI LEHOHLA | ‘Uhamba nini?’ should’ve been ‘sifunda nini?’ because really, when will our leaders learn?
The Three Musketeers became useful idiots in last week’s hot mic gaffe
24 February 2025 - 04:30
Some “uhamba nini” moments can be entertaining. In a call between Risenga Maluleke, Trevor Oosterwyk and I on the one end in Pretoria, and Trevor Manuel on the other end in Cape Town, we were caught remarking: “But this is not what we promised. The minister is wrong.” Manuel, catching the discussion, said: “Pali and Risenga and that Trevor — you guys cannot even wait to close the phone,” as he laughed. Our “uhamba nini” moment was friendly fire but very instructive still...
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