Ronald Lamola (Photo: Jonathan Burton)
- Minister Ronald Lamola is the latest senior government leader to rebuke his tourism counterpart Lindiwe Sisulu.
- Lamola lambasted Sisulu’s latest opinion piece in which she attacked black judges.
- He said Sisulu’s utterances were a personal attack and insult to the judges.
“Referring to judicial officers by using crude racial tropes cannot pass off as a debate.”
This was Justice Minister Ronald Lamola response in reference to a recent opinion piece by his tourism counterpart Lindiwe Sisulu.
Lamola on Friday joined other leaders and civil society groups who condemned Sisulu’s utterances and accused her of insulting black judges and the rule of law, calling for her to withdraw what she had written and apologise.
“Aside from the attacks on judges, there is a pervasive narrative in our body politic which characterises the…