Opinion
Mampara of the week: Marshall Dlamini
MARSHALL LAW
A marshal is a high-ranking officer who commands military forces. A marshal has authority and clout, and commands respect from his forces.
The EFF's marshal is different, however. Marshall Dlamini is a brute who unleashes violence on officers of the law outside the chambers of the National Assembly.
But Marshall has no worries because his party has his back.
It was quick to spin a yarn about how Marshall had to smack the policeman because of a threat to the life of his leader, Julius Malema, presumably from within state security services.
So there you have it. Marshall unleashed senseless violence to "protect" his leader from assassination. We have a different view: marshal this thug straight to court for assault and then to a prison cell...
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