In the 'war' between Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and President Cyril Ramaphosa, facts no longer matter. Weaponised by the social media, it is only the tip of a Brobdingnagian-sized iceberg which could sink South Africa.
Within SA politics at present, there is a series of interlocking arguments about how certain problems should be resolved. Various actors and politicians (and other office-bearers) try to give the impression of managing to convince a majority to support their point of view. In the middle of this complex set of simultaneous battles is a bulging contest between Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and President Cyril Ramaphosa and his allies.
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