ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula's actions have paved the way for the party to make a significant move, despite facing criticism. Mbalula exposes the disingenuousness of former president Zuma and the ANC's failure to be truthful about the Nkandla saga. This represents a low point in accountability.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula may have appeared reckless to some but, in real terms, he has set the scene for the party to take the giant leap and cross the Rubicon. Mbalula’s context was to demonstrate how disingenuous Zuma was, having been defended at all costs only to turn around and seek to destroy the very ANC that went out of its way to protect him. For this, Mbalula is deservedly being punished by adverse public opinion.
The joke in the whole saga is that the ANC has always been under fire for not been truthful about the Nkandla saga. Belatedly, Mbalula appears to be coming clean but, of course, at a cost. The truth that has always been there is that the Nkandla saga involved a big lie and a cover up. It represented and continues to represent one of the lowest points in our failure to ensure accountability.Zuma enjoyed unprecedented protection, despite his glaring abuse of public resources for personal gain. Men and women went out of their way to say some of the most ridiculous things, such as calling a swimming pool a fire poo
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