Opinion

Honesty gap is matched by shame deficit

01 November 2020 - 00:00 By Makhudu Sefara

A few days ago, something we rarely see in our body politic unfolded in the small, nondescript Mpumalanga town of Secunda. A mayor you may not have heard of, Thandi Ngxonono, who was, until this week, in charge of the Govan Mbeki municipality, resigned - almost unnoticed. Why?..

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