Letters

Willem Heath (NPA must ask itself how Zuma case will help SA, February 13) must be assuming that since the Zuma saga has been going on for so long, we are so fatigued that we will settle for anything.

First, the basis for indulging the nation to his argument ­ that it may not be in the public interest to go on with prosecution of Jacob Zuma ­ is problematic. It reinforces a dangerous notion that the African National Congress (ANC), even before voters have had their say, will win and therefore we should accord its leadership special status. Voters still have a say on the matter of who will be their party of choice after April.

Second, for argument's sake, let us say the ANC wins. Nobody has forced it to nominate Zuma as its candidate. Now that its decision clearly puts it in a predicament, it should not involve SA in trying to find a way out for its man. There are consequences for every decision, not just for the ANC but for all of us.

Luckily for the voters, they have more than 60 days left to consider their vote carefully.

Kay Sidzumo
via e-mail

With acknowledgements to Kay Sidzumo and Business Day.