Slippery slope

CHICKENS are slowly coming home to roost. The Minister of Police (Fikile Mbalula) threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the notorious Berning Ntlemeza (the erstwhile Hawks boss) if he did not return state property that was still in his possession.

He showed a lot of bravado, using almost vulgar language in the press conference in describing the unlawful conduct of Ntlemeza.

He sounded exactly like Nathi Mthethwa, Riah Phiyega and Bheki Cele (the former bosses of the police) when they took over this ministry.

Mbalula must be very careful because so many good men have tripped on this ministry which I, boldly predict, will prove to be his poisoned chalice.

He left a mess at the Sports Ministry because of his loud mouth that does not make any sense, but is just good at rhetoric.

He was very quiet when the Constitutional Court pronounced that President Zuma had failed to uphold, protect and defend the supreme law of the land.

He maintained a stony silence when Omar al-Bashir came and left the country even though South Africa as a signatory to The Hague Convention was obligated to arrest him as soon as he landed on our soil.

When Ntlemeza shows complete disdain for our esteemed courts, Mbalula cries foul claiming that Ntlemeza was showing the judiciary the “middle finger”.

Mbalula will do well to read and practise the doctrine of Confucianism that says “do unto others as you would like others to do unto you”.

The country has been as slippery as a banana skin for a long time now under the watchful eyes of people like Mbalula. Mfezeko Bunu Khayelitsha