I WAS fascinated by Sibusiso Ngalwa's "Malema hopes NEC will ride to his rescue" (November 13), on the demise of the controversial Julius Malema.
You detailed two camps - the one for Julius Malema and the other one for Jacob Zuma. One name stood out, that of Tokyo Sexwale. He is, as expected, in the Malema camp.
One need not look too far back to remember that before the watershed Polokwane conference, Sexwale had championed himself as the alternative candidate to head the ANC, only to abort his mission after realising that the light at the end of the tunnel might be an oncoming train.
He is at it again, taking Juju's side and even attending weddings with him after testifying on his behalf.
His ambitions are discernible - he is banking on Malema's support at the Mangaung conference.Zuma might have thrown him a lifeline by appointing him minister of human settlements, but Sexwale - by consistently advertising his political myopia and backing losing horses - might be sending himself into political oblivion.
Sexwale might be educated, but Zuma is self-taught and if "education is what is left after you have forgotten all that you have been taught", then Zuma is at an advantage.
Therefore, Sexwale is up for political insolvency. He just cannot play his cards right.
- Timeslive
You detailed two camps - the one for Julius Malema and the other one for Jacob Zuma. One name stood out, that of Tokyo Sexwale. He is, as expected, in the Malema camp.
One need not look too far back to remember that before the watershed Polokwane conference, Sexwale had championed himself as the alternative candidate to head the ANC, only to abort his mission after realising that the light at the end of the tunnel might be an oncoming train.
He is at it again, taking Juju's side and even attending weddings with him after testifying on his behalf.
His ambitions are discernible - he is banking on Malema's support at the Mangaung conference.Zuma might have thrown him a lifeline by appointing him minister of human settlements, but Sexwale - by consistently advertising his political myopia and backing losing horses - might be sending himself into political oblivion.
Sexwale might be educated, but Zuma is self-taught and if "education is what is left after you have forgotten all that you have been taught", then Zuma is at an advantage.
Therefore, Sexwale is up for political insolvency. He just cannot play his cards right.
- Timeslive
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