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I remember watching some BBC documentary on the ANC and South Africa a while back, and there was a clip where some reporter in a news conference asked some mini
by Simon_O_Rourke 3y ago
I remember watching some BBC documentary on the ANC and South Africa a while back, and there was a clip where some reporter in a news conference asked some minister how he could afford some multi-million dollar house on an official salary of 100k (or whatever). This minister's answer was a classic... "Why don't you just go mind your own business!".
Corruption seems like it's become endemic, and with it the infrastructure, economy, etc.
- lgleason 3y agoThe previous president, Zuma, constructed a lavish swimming pool at his private residence with public funds. When pressed on it he said it was a fire pool and went so far as to bring in a group with pumps to demonstrate pumping the water out of the pool to put out a fire. Everybody knew it was BS and akin to saying that you swimming pool is a fire prevention tool but...