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I Suspect That Koeksemoer Would Put This Better: Zuma v Walus

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South African citizens were rocked by the release of decisions in two diametrically polarised cases on Monday this week:

  1. The constitutional court on Monday declared Justice Minister Ronald Lamola’s decision to deny parole to Janusz Walus, who murdered South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani in 1993, irrational and ordered that he be released within 10 calendar days.
  2. South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that the decision to release ex-president Jacob Zuma on early medical parole was “unlawful” and he should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court. Zuma was sentenced last year to 15 months imprisonment after ignoring a court order to testify at a government inquiry into widespread corruption during his nine years as president, which ended in 2018 when Cyril Ramaphosa replaced him on an anti-graft ticket.

Talk about the judiciary doing a great job at potentially polarising us further!

Avid Zuma supporters are convinced that their beloved black leader is the victim of White Monopoly Capital and numerous other beasts that lurk in the shadows and control our world via their long puppet strings.

I hesitate to say “Avid Walus supporters” as I have yet to stumble across any who publicly declare their support for the white man who killed Chris Hani. The thinking of most middle of the road persons is probably a sense of wonderment at why the releasing of other prominent prisoners on medical grounds (yes, the deep desire to play golf and smoke cigars is a recognised medical condition, apparently!) did not trigger similar compassion for Walus.

On the one hand we do believe that the killing of Hani was a heinous act that should have led to the death sentence and yet, on the other hand, one does join the avid Zuma supporters and wonder if the story goes deeper, much deeper than just a right wing loony killing a communist?

There is always the chance that Chris Hani found out something about his fellow wanna be politicians or sitting apartheid politicians that hastened his demise. Wouldn’t that have been a coup for the planners of his demise had they been from “his side” as with one blow they damaged the communist party, got rid of Hani and cast aspersions on the Right Wing!

Maybe, just maybe, the timing of Walus’ release and Zumas impending (maybe) re-incarceration will assist someone somewhere to ascend to power or make a lot of money?

Or maybe I have been reading too many conspiracy theories?

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Alan Straton

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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.