Hugo Swire, Minister of State for the Commonwealth encourages all those eligible to vote in the EU referendum to register and have their say on 23 June.

In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell says, “The laws carry consequences with them.” He goes on to remind those who are in positions of power to apply “the laws and the people will follow” them; or else, he warns, they “will not be able to lead others.”

I am writing you this letter to invite you for a frank conversation about transformation. In particular, about our role in transforming our workplaces.

There is a popular maxim in Sesotho that says, “Moiketsi ha a llelwe,” which loosely translated, means one cannot feel sorry for someone who has brought it upon himself.

As the Constitutional Court (CC), the highest court in the land, has ruled that you have failed to uphold your oath of office, it is, therefore, befitting to address you as Jacob Zuma, not as the President anymore.

Dear Mr. President, I do not accept your apology. You stood before the country and lied to our faces. You take us for fools. You look down on us. You belittle us. You insult our intelligence. Because…

Since his election as State President, Jacob Zuma has had a few major scandals, which have impinged on the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) reputational image.

When I was on holiday in South Africa last year I felt that there was something new in the air, something which was not there on my previous visits, something sinister and threatening.

Some days ago I got to see democracy in action. Demonstrators had congregated on the town square in front of Durban City Hall in the hours leading up to the State of the Nation address. The cause: President Jacob Zuma’s reign and the corruption which seems to plague his and numerous other offices. Unfortunately, what I read as a protest taking issue with economic fraud and negligence devolved into race based polemics.

Mr Maimane, you had me (and a lot of white people) fooled. Here we were, feeling happy and content about the new leader of the DA being a nice young “colour blind” man, leading a group of people who thought that you were genuine.