Slap on the wrist (or is it the face)

Like most people suspected, the ANC do not have the guts to challenge Julius Malema and take him to task on his behaviour.

After getting most of the disciplinary board to recuse themselves he promptly got three of the four charges dropped against him. The three dropped charges were; publically attacking and bad-mouthing a BBC journalist, continuing to sing the 'kill the boer' song after being banned by the ANC and the courts of this country, and for openly declaring support for Zanu PF and thus seriously denting the unity government there. He pleaded guilty to the final charge of 'undermining Jacob Zuma' and was fined R10 000 and told to go for political training and anger management classes. This is what you may call a slap on the wrist and Malema smiles all the way to school.

I saw this coming, but what upsets me most is how the ANC has revealed how self-centred they are. They punish Malema for upsetting the President but they are prepared to drop charges that embarrass us in the international media, affect and upset an indigenous race group in South Africa, and threaten the political security of one of our neighbours. This is completely unacceptable and a blatant slap in the face for all South African citizens.