“So please convey the message to your citizens and to your leaders as well that this is the sentiment that you experienced in South Africa. We in this country supported all the African teams in the FIFA World Cup. We’re not confused about our identity.” Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia
Why are South African journalists failing to ask such questions? Just listen to this Kenyan journalist asking valid questions to fellow countrymen who got repatriated from South Africa.
Trust operates as a universal standard, not a selective privilege.
When Jacinta engaged in high-level discussions with figures like the DA's Helen Zille, Floyd Shivambu, or Panyaza Lesufi without Ngizwe and Phakela present, her independent judgment was given full credit. If her standalone agency and discernment were valid in those political corridors, then consistency demands that same baseline of trust be extended to the gentlemen now.
True leadership and mutual respect cannot be conditional; they require a composed, emotionally intelligent confidence that remains steady, regardless of who is sitting at the negotiation table.
I don't know who advised Mkhwanazi to give attitude to Advocate Sello, or he watched General Senona and thought maybe it works. Big mistake!! 😭
#MadlangaCommission