EDITORIAL: The minister who just couldn’t (give up power)

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Lindiwe Sisulu has been in the cabinet since 1994, which makes her criticism of Cyril Ramaphosa look especially brazen

Lindiwe Sisulu has hit the campaign trail hard in recent weeks, wining and dining journalists and anyone keen to flatter her ego by discussing her “army credentials”.

Stirring words, but does Sisulu know that if this is indeed so, then the Prevention & Combating of Corrupt Activities Act obliges her to lay criminal charges? Without that, it’s beginning to look like no more than politicking to push her case for the ANC presidency. Then again, self-deception and doublespeak are clearly not something the honourable minister finds herself much without.

This was seen as a calculated move by Sisulu to force Ramaphosa to fire her. Her backers felt it would burnish the flames of her victimhood, allowing other resentful ANC members to rally around her. Or maybe Zweli Mkhize, whom she describes as “decent and loyal” despite the Digital Vibes cloud hanging over him?

 

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