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Dynamite lit in dual court rulings

LAW PREVAILS

The ANC has an ingrained contempt for the judiciary and the rule of law that is mostly concealed but occasionally bursts into inadvertent display. It’s an arrogance that stretches from the lowest ranks to the highest offices, including that of the president and his ministers.

In the past couple of weeks, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, one of the least engaging creatures in our political zoo, provided a showcase display of this arrogance and disregard. As part of a corruption investigation after allegations that Mapisa-Nqakula – who until Wednesday

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