Opinion

Esidimeni incident a ‘coordinated massacre’

This events will go down into the history books as one of the deadliest attacks launched by the "People's government" against humanity and Ubuntu.

Sekhukhune Congress is convinced that the Life Esidimeni incident was nothing but a coordinated massacre organised by the government.

The testimonies provided thus far have brought to life our suspicions about the height of absolute disrespect of due processes and the extend of procedural neglect in favour of political instructions.

The affirmations from other witnesses suggesting that patients were dumped by their relatives must also be investigated. We cannot have families playing victim while they have never paid a single visit to their relatives housed at the care centres. This however must not be a gateway of the officials to shift blame and public focus.

This events will go down into the history books as among the deadliest attacks launched by the ‘People’s government’ against humanity and ubuntu.

The daily increasing death toll will not be matched by any suicide bombing and/ or military attack ever launched in southern Africa in this year of OR Thambo. This is why the ANC community should pause their factional battles and lead us in dealing decisively with those responsible (this includes among others laying criminal charges against former MEC and company).

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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.

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