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State of cronies, crooks

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WHEN I see, read and hear tripe, I call it tripe.

There is no other way to describe the scurrilous alle

gations that our esteemed public protector, Busi Mkhwebane, throws around, pulling rabbits out of her hat to justify herself, with allegation­s of misconduct and throwing mud at the Reserve Bank from an almost 30-year-old case.

Then, overreachi­ng from her mandate, she requests changes to the constituti­on, so the central bank must change its focus from maintainin­g currency and price stability to one of promoting economic growth.

Here is another downgrade coming our way soon.

The problem is that, the more she was talking, the more she exposed herself as incompeten­t and that she was put there for one reason only – to try and incapacita­te the Reserve Bank so the plundering can continue unabated.

We all know by now why No 1 put her and every other appointee in key positions: to do his bidding, although he made two mistakes in his appointmen­ts of Thuli Madonsela and Mogoeng Mogoeng (these are two unique individual­s).

How pathetic she was, trying to act and sound regal. Poor Mkhwebane - if she thinks she can match Madonsela, she is sorely mistaken.

Instead of following what her predecesso­r left on her desk about the state capture, and have No 1 behind bars by now, or chasing the billions which are misappropr­iated every year according to the auditor

general, she has become a gravedigge­r to unearth what was dead long ago, but has no chance of success of bringing to life.

I wonder if there are not any competent people in this government, only unqualifie­d cronies and crooks. JM BOUVIER

Bryanston

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MOGOENG MOGOENG
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BUSISIWE MKHWEBANE

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