President Missed an Opportunity to Account
There is a battle in Parliament. The president wants MPs to work with him towards a common purpose but the MPs also want to hold him accountable. In the middle, there are South Africans who have become spectators/
The president delivered his State of the Nation Address and made critical announcements which, he said in his reply to the Sona debate, require the support of MPs: the declaration of a state of disaster on load shedding; a minister in the presidency to drive actions to end load shedding; the implementation of contingency plans for addressing climate change to make cities more resilient towards natural disasters; the efforts to provide training and jobs to the youth; and strengthening institutions to prosecute those alleged to be involved in corruption.
Even though some MPs have made it all about politics and started campaigning for the 2024 elections, there are some who want to perform their task of holding the executive accountable. They want the president to account for his actions in the Phala Phala theft case and to come clean.
If the president does so, they can work towards a common purpose but if the president ignores them, they will continue to be against him. The president must have seen Parliament as an opportunity.
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