By: RAYMOND SUTTNE –
Beneath the headline-grabbing clamour about Nkandla, “spy tapes”, the role of the Public Protector and many other issues that jostle for our attention, there is a deeper malaise – the threat to constitutional democracy and the nation-building process.
Watching these developments, many people have a sense of powerlessness in the face of evasion of constitutional responsibility over the Nkandla scandal and a range of irregular actions carried out with impunity. Apart from consequences for the rule of law, much of this thwarts efforts to address the deep structural inequality in our society.
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