Winter riot ringleaders ought to be in custody by now

08 August 2021 - 00:03 By and s'thembiso msomi

The fact that the president has made a couple of changes to his cabinet and that he has promised us an expert panel to look into the government's inadequate response to the recent violence and acts of looting should not make us lose sight of what matters most: bringing the perpetrators of the violence and carnage to book...

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