Opinion
Played for a fool by foreigners who saw our weak spots, we parrot their race-baiting insults
30 June 2019 - 00:03
Whether it's because of an inferiority complex or the lack of internal consensus among ourselves on critical issues affecting the country - it's difficult to put a finger on it - South Africans often seem keen to give more weight to the views of foreigners than to our own judgment. Sometimes we live to regret it...
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