Saturday Night Live, the popular US comedy/satire show, recently launched a new segment, called “Really?”
In it, they repeat news stories that are so outrageous as to not need any embellishments, and ask “Really?” after each line. It’s very funny.
Only, on hearing the announcement that Zuma is not going to be prosecuted, that’s all I can think: “Really, NPA?”
“In the light of the above, I have come to the difficult conclusion that it is neither possible nor desirable for the NPA to continue with the prosecution of Mr Zuma,” says acting NPA head Mokotedi Mpshe.
Really, NPA?
Two weeks before the national elections, you decide that it’s not necessary, possible or pleasant to bring the ANC president to court and make him face up to the charges against him, to be tried and proven innocent or guilty?
Really, NPA?
Yes, Really, NPA?
Too subtle for Zumanoids!
Judge Harms at the supreme court made it clear that the motive for a prosecution is immaterial if the case is sound.
Mpshameful has since ruled in his own office, against his prosecuting team’s advice, that the motive for delaying the announcement of the intention to prosecute BY THREE DAYS is critical. Because we can’t have political interference.
Rational worthy of Chris Nicholson himself.
And the reason he’s there to make such a non-political decision isn’t that Vusi Pikoli was fired for purely political reasons. Oh no.
Should they have waited for the elections to happen,so that the minority parties could politicize a legal issue for cheap electioneering?
The lift is swiftly descending away from Moral High Ground level, isn’t it?
Predictable apartheid thinking from Bridget, believe it or not. Who do you think you’re fooling? Oh! maybe your DA friends. I am sure they will agree with you.
The NPA did not have the legal right to make that decision in that way. The prosecution policy, which they must adhere to, gives only fairly narrow grounds for charges to be withdrawn.
The acting NDPP did not even attempt to rely on any of those reasons. Instead, he spoke a lot about “abuses” by one NPA figure around the issue of when Mr Zuma wopuld be charged.
He did not even allege that Mr Zuma had been prejudiced in any way. And after telling us about these ‘abuses”, he then said, “therefore” he could not prosecute – without explaining why.
He alos dropped the charges against Thint without offering a reason.
The NPA, it think it is ” neither possible nor desirable for the NPA to continue” to exist in the current form or in any form.
Yes Really!
lol
ah bridget, you could really have gone in here, but instead you gloss over the shambles of yesterday. Justice was shot in the head and you offer a disprin.
So, a happy ending for all. Zuma will not be prosecuted. Those who interfered won’t be prosecuted. Neither will those who intercepted everybody’s phone calls. All of them quoting the Constitution, the Rule of Law, Human Rights, Professionalism and various other abstract concepts that have no bearing on the case and of which none of them have the faintest understanding of.
“Fiddling” while Rome burns perhaps?
Why don’t we just surrender to Mugabe? It’s be quicker
You once said you couldn’t write political comentary.
OH Really Bridget?
And it’s amusing to boot…
Bridget, like all white people you will condemn the NPA’s decision. However JZ has suffered for 9 long years under the media and the court of public opinion! With the NPA’s decision it will remaion mere allegations. It is astonishing that you only respect the rule of law when it is been used against the ANC leadership but when decisions go the other way your cry foul!
Judge Nicholson’s ruling has been vindicated and Harmse should seriously look at retiring. You in the DA will forever remain in the opposition because for as long as you don’t look at yourself and your misguided hatred for JZ, the black majority will always be loyal to the ANC and its leaders! VIVA ZUMA, VIVA!!!
One wonders if the NPA is still being politically manipulated, just the actors have changed. Out with McCarthy in with Hofrmeyer (not sure of the spelling – the ex ANC MP now high ranking (deployed) NPA official.
anyone voting ANC now is either a crony or a naive fool
Jacob Zuma won yesterday, and a bunch of bleeding heart liberals lost. Zuma won when his rape case was before the court, and a bunch of depressed feminists lost. Zuma won at Polokwane, and Mbeki lost. Africa likes a winner, and the rest be damned. This is why Zuma is popular – not because he’s a scrupulous constitutionalist. Really.
However, let him fail once or twice and he’ll gone like the morning dew.
“Binga, banga – Bongo- I don’t want to leave the Congo. I’m ahappy right here.” to quote the ancient song.We’ll leave the ruins for Bongo’s grandchildren. By then, perhaps, the world (post Obama) will not equate heroism with skin colour.
Indeed!
Those who vote for the ANC under its current leadership are voting for people who are already busy destroying the moral fibre and backbone of our country.
Very funny. Struph.
We all know who the NPA supports. Struph.
This ‘really’ thing is old hat to Seef Efricans. Struph.
Only they use ‘Struph’ in lieu of ‘Really’. Struph.
As the unbelievable Struph.
bongo – go to the chemist and buy some wake-up pills. your assumption about all white people is galling, regressive and frankly racist.
bridget condemns the npa’s decison because zuma and his chums have managed to avoid trial. the condemnation is because some are apparently more equal before the law than others. the decision says nothing of zuma’s culpability. presumably you would like a president who does not stand accused of corruption, otherwise you would be voting in someone who essentially is pocketing yor own money all the while coddling you to give him more. in which case, you would presumably prefer him to clear his name. in which case, why does he refuse to show the world he is innocent? it is all too suspicious bongo. please stop being so ridiculous.
as for this: “as long as you don’t look at yourself”. all i can say is: hahahahahahahaha!
though i do suppose it is difficult for you (zuma fanatics) to look at yourself when you are blinded by the sort of loyalty that cares not a wit for the constitution or moral integrity, the sort of religious submission to a personality cult that simply refuses to understand the world in any other way.
wake up bongo, it is for your and the country’s well-being that you at least make the effort.