From ‘Sarafina’ to Phala Phala, scandal is almost a requirement for political office
Like the crowd cheering Zuma at the stadium last week, the problem lies with us. We continue to elect jackals and hyenas, and then let them loose in the chicken coop
06 November 2022 - 00:02
Bedecked in traditional attire with his cultural accoutrements at his side, Jacob Zuma sat brooding and sullen throughout the coronation of the Zulu king in Durban last week. His genial self had been banished...
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