Pauw added his name to our hall of shame
FROM the corridors of political power to the boardrooms of multibillion-rand private and public institutions, a multitude of names in our country have lost public favour.
Journalist Jacques Pauw added his name to our hall of shame. In a drunken stupor, he made allegations that were without merit and threw his reputation under the bus.
When sanity was restored, he gathered the courage to apologise to the nation for his serious and false accusations.
It takes courage under fire to admit publicly that you were wrong, unlike those who sit on various power thrones and are the subject of criminal investigations and commit perjury. They are treated like celebrities.
Power and prestige do not last forever, and in many cases over the past decade it has been proven that it can dissipate. In an age of social media, those who have done wrong are more vulnerable. Rock bottom is littered with famous faces.
Many of our political leaders appear to be saints for as long as they wield power without facing the consequences, but they tumble off that pedestal once they are ousted from the citadels of power.
Democracy and freedom cannot
survive if we continue to accept our current political situation. Our problems are immense. They range from bribery to corruption by political leaders and government officials. What we are witnessing is the pauperisation of the masses.
This is not a dream deferred. It is a dream totally and utterly destroyed.
FAROUK ARAIE
Gauteng