President Ramaphosa must do more than the increasingly disappointing cameo appearances he has been making. He cannot hide behind the ruse of being a consensus leader. Consensus is not a belief system. It is now becoming an excuse, writes Mondli Makhanya
President Cyril Ramaphosa had a date with history this week.What would prove difficult to forgive, however, was his performance on this particular date.Ramaphosa’s address on Wednesday evening was supposed to be a major reset; a reclaiming of the high ground he and the government he leads had occupied in the early stages of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in the country.
There were moans and groans about certain pleasurable products not being available to purchase, but, all in all, we were prepared to march in step.Then power went to the heads of the National Command Council , an eerily named structure that spoke of a state of martial law.They relished telling the hoi polloi that they could not buy pies, lotto tickets and other items based on nothing more than their whims.
Other civil formations and individuals are taking similar action, even challenging the constitutionality of the NCC and the National Disaster Management Act that created it and enabled the lockdown.When the country moved to level 4, many saw it – or chose to see it – as the end of the lockdown. But he was absolutely correct to point out that letting the citizens end the lockdown would be disastrous.
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