Lessons from South Africa

His party, the African National Congress (ANC), also announced that the youthful former Cabinet member is facing a disciplinary inquiry instigated by the party.  In his defence, Manana has not denied the charges. He reasoned that he was extremely provoked by the victim, hence the assault. We do not condone gender-based-violence, but we applaud Manana for stepping down from his Cabinet position before he brought his office into disrepute.

We submit that he acted in an exemplary fashion to his peers in South Africa and the rest of Africa. We hope other leaders on the continent have learnt from his case. This only happens in South Africa and Europe. African leaders would rather die in the office than resign. Hence the public has lost hope in African leaders.