If the government fails to act firmly, it would itself be complicit in undermining the rule of law, writes Barney Mthombothi.
Jacob Zuma should go back to jail. He belongs behind bars. He's a criminal, and like all delinquents, he shouldn’t have the freedom to gambol about in foreign lands. If he’s indeed sick, as he claims, he should know that unlike the rest of us, prisoners in this country oddly enjoy the best health care at the taxpayer’s expense. The last time he was in jail, he was treated like a king, with everyone including the commissioner at his beck and call.
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