Tony Yengeni: Champion Of The Poor
I’ve noticed recently that once one of our politicians is caught or accused of doing something illegal they suddenly become a righteous crusader for social justice. Jacob Zuma became a staunch critic of government AIDS policy after his rape trial (despite himself being partly responsible for it) and it would seem Tony Yengeni is going to take up the mantle of the poor following his release from prison:
The problem in this country is not me, the problem is not Zuma, the problem is not Mbeki, the problem we are facing is poverty. Ninety-nine percent of the economy is in five percent of the population’s hands.
With that kind of talk you’d think he went to jail for leading some massive protest against poverty instead of taking a discount on a Mercedes Benz ML320.