'Embarrassing' and 'painful': SA reacts to Baleka Mbete interview | IOL News

Social media users have been brutal in their criticism of ANC stalwart and former National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete's Al Jazeera interview, branding it "embarrassing", "painful" and "a reflection of South Africa's political leadership".

Mbete was interviewed by Head to Head host Mehdi Hasan and was joined on set by former ANC politician Makhosi Khoza, who resigned from the party in 2017 after calling for then-president Jacob Zuma to step down; former politician and now Watch UK director and author Andrew Feinstein; and ANC member Xolani Xala, the founder of South African Business Abroad and member of the ANC.

During the hard-hitting interview Mbete defended the multi-million rand Nkandla upgrade, refused to accept that the ANC was to blame for state capture, claimed that crime was brought to South Africa by colonialists and insisted that she didn't know anything about who would be held accountable for the Marikana massacre.

It was CRINGE, CRINGE, CRINGE

If this is the mentality of ANC leadership then Iam not surprised for the state of SA there is no accountability from them they are out of touch and a bunch of looting criminals...

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

Shocking, is she the best they have to represent the party?

Yor she was aweful...but then again MYANC has no shame

BalekaMbete has her seat firmly embedded in the Gedleyihlekisa's camp. As a strong loyalist to Zuma, that loyalty paid off big time for her. Now claim of ignorance as to what was going on during Zuma years shows to what extremes she's going through in shielding her masters.

She just confirmed to the world that South Africa is the joke they believe it to be

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