‘GO TO HELL' REMARKS SUM UP GNU’S AGENDA

WHEN Defence and Military Veterans Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa told a listener to ‘go to hell’, not only did he sum up the arrogance of the government he is part of, but also confirmed how divorced the Government of National Unity (GNU) is from people’s frustrations.

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His remarks during a live interview on a popular KwaZulu-Natal-based radio station, Gagasi FM, with nearly 1.5 million listeners, represent how the majority of his colleagues view the plight of the people of this country but have not yet expressed it publicly.

However, their actions or the lack thereof show exactly what Holomisa meant by his remarks. If not, then how does one explain the continued disregard of grant beneficiaries, who now have to resort to marching to Parliament demanding better treatment?