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Masisi’s coat of many colours

President Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
President Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Rhetorical rigour, linguistic eloquence and tone clamour have been President Mokgweetsi Masisi`s chief artillery in his five-year clutch to power as citizen number one.

Masisi has come out to be renowned for his political gimmick of saying one thing and turning around to deny ever having said it at all. While many have indicted him for having traits that hallmark a 'dishonest' President, the politically initiated deem this to be his way of animating the tricky game of politics.

The use of diction and slimy oratory has been used by the First Citizen as a pavilion of safety when the chickens come home to roost and he is exposed to the backlash of his past statements. In his infamous colour change, Masisi was caught on camera in 2013 calling himself a 'bootlicker'.

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