Former National Assembly Speaker and ANC stalwart Baleka Mbete appeared on Al Jazeera recently, and her incompetence and disdain were laid bare for all to see.
A parody video featuring JZ and Baleka Mbete, with a little Juju cameo, is proving popular across the country. Sometimes all you can do is laugh.
We’ve become used to series and movies drawing out the drama for maximum effect, but yesterday Mbete really ramped it up during the #SecretBallot announcement.
Baleka Mbete’s decision today could set in motion changes that shape South Africa for many years to come. To vote in secret or not to vote in secret – that is the question.
The battle to oust Zuma from his throne is underway, and the next key step is forcing our National Assembly Speaker to allow the Secret Ballot.
And the name-calling train rolls on, gathering steam with each day as our politicians take to name-calling, mud-slinging and behaving with a distinct lack of class.
The gloves are about to come off when Jacob Zuma takes to the podium on February 12 for his SONA address. There will be blood.