Race of the president, at this or any other time, should not matter
Peter Bruce rightly praises John Steenhuisen — but for the wrong reason
27 August 2023 - 00:00
In his opinion piece (“Steenhuisen makes it safely to first base”, Sunday Times August 20), Peter Bruce states flatly that “the DA has done well to walk away from it [the position of president] because the leader, whoever it may be, at this time in our history, simply has to be black”. He misses the point: concessions in negotiations are one thing; socioeconomic statements about when a head of state need not reflect the dominant ethnic, cultural or racial demographics of a nation, another...
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