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Mampara of the week: John Steenhuisen

Oh, John, dear John! When does it end, blunder-prone John? Now Mampara John has appointed alt-right apostle Roman Cabanac as his chief of staff.

Leader of the Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen speaks to media during a break in the first sitting of the National Assembly following elections at the Cape Town International Convention Center in Cape Town.
Leader of the Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen speaks to media during a break in the first sitting of the National Assembly following elections at the Cape Town International Convention Center in Cape Town. (REUTERS/Nic Bothma)

Oh, John, dear John! When does it end, blunder-prone John? Just as the president was about to be inaugurated, you gave us your first government of national unity (GNU) gaffe, making excuses for Renaldo Gouws by telling us he was “young and irresponsible”, as if there was a cut-off age for being racist.

Now Mampara John has appointed alt-right apostle Roman Cabanac, without a completed LLB law degree, as his chief of staff. Birds of a feather ... Now, this is not complex, John — just fire Cabanac. You should have grasped from the sorry Gouws saga that one needs to do this quickly, but we know Mamparas are slow at this learning thing. You, Gouws and Cabanac most probably belong together — just not at GNU taxpayers’ expense, you mampara.


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