Mampara of the week: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Speaker of double standards
31 March 2024 - 00:00
When she was removed from the defence portfolio and made speaker of the National Assembly, many were willing to give her a chance. After all, it was unfair to single her out for the government’s failure to deal with the July 2021 unrest when even her boss and the entire cabinet seemed at sea...
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