'... whereas the dramatic events of recent weeks reflect some of the problems we face as a society, they also illustrate our courage in pursuing the democratic path undergirded by the sacred principle of the rule of law,' writes Mukoni Ratshitanga.
Though a more circumspect headline would have served the article and readers better, only a dyed-in-the wool propagandist could accuse Shoki of outright misrepresentation or malice. Grappling with the legacies of colonialism and apartheid, and with the many obstacles it has encountered since 1994, SAOne of them is corruption and maladministration, which has exercised the public mind for some time now.
This is the single biggest thing that counts to our favour — the political will and institutional courage to change things around. Across the political, racial and other divides, there is a critical mass which understands that doing nothing is not an option. This is no utopian idealism; it is the quiet determination to take a stand, draw the line somewhere, and build a citizens’ momentum to stem the rot and effect change in the SA body politic.
So, whereas the dramatic events of recent weeks reflect some of the problems we face as a society, they also illustrate our courage in pursuing the democratic path undergirded by the sacred principle of the rule of law. Since the end of apartheid, the world, including the US, has played an invaluable supportive role to SA. We need greater support in the form of investments in the wider SA economy, technical co-operation in a range of fields and much more.
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