IN SOCIETY

THIS PAST week, South African parliamentarians again embarrassed our country as EFF members prevented President Jacob Zuma on Thursday from responding to questions that would have made him account to the people of South Africa as the head of state.

The following day Malema, the leader of the EFF, addressed the media and vowed that they would continue to cause mayhem in Parliament. What is at the heart of this? It is because as South Africans we have come to believe that all of our challenges will be solved politically by politicians.

Does the EFF believe that the president will actually stand in Parliament and say: “On this day I will pay this amount for nonsecurity upgrades to my house.”

The answer is NO. Because it is not in the nature and interest of politicians to embarrass themselves by publicly admitting to wrongdoings or lapses of judgment.