I don't think Fikile wrote this, but whoever did has done a rather astute job at pointing out the failures of the Mbeki/Manuel-led era. It of course cannot provide a defence to #ZuptaGate, but I think it's of interest to note that state corruption has been a hallmark of our country since its inception. The Guptas are by far the most brazen of the lot so far, but to look back on the Mbeki or even Mandela eras with rose-tinted glasses I think would equally be ill-advised. The rot set in years and years ago. Sadly the ANC has never been about clean governance. Of course that doesn't take away from the abject scandal of our current failed state, but it did serve to remind me that our 'stalwarts' and 'constitutionalists' have as much of a case to answer as the thieves and Zupta acolytes of today. A bit like looking at Trump and longing for Bush methinks.