Character counts in leadership

Former home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba made a comeback in parliament when, on Tuesday, he was elected co-chair of the joint defence committee.

- KEKELETSO NAKELI

But his shady reputation remains from the many scandals he has been involved in and voters have watched unfold. He has been implicated in, but not prosecuted for, state capture. Yet his political star keeps shining and we, the people, must just keep accepting it.

Chop us, ANC government, we are clearly your vegetables. Over time, we have been dictated to about who leads us and, in the end, we just accept what is dished out to us. We have tried so hard to justify the unjustifiable that we end up living in a corruption-riddled country.