The Dlamini Factor: the real risk to SA
EDITORIAL: Why Bathabile Dlamini is the real risk to SA
There’s a growing school of thought that says the biggest risk to SA isn’t the jobs bloodbath in the mining sector or even slow growth; it’s the continued presence of Bathabile Dlamini anywhere near political authority. The 54-year-old Dlamini, a qualified social worker who pleaded guilty to fraud in the 2006 Travelgate saga, holds perhaps the most pivotal position in SA when it comes to protecting the country’s most disenfranchised citizens. For starters, she is head of the ANC Women’s League, which has campaigned fearlessly — though probably unintentionally — to ensure patriarchy remains firmly entrenched as a guiding principle in SA households. Forget campaigning to change the fact that only 28% of senior roles in business are held by women, or working to actually convene that commission of inquiry into gender-based violence the women’s league called for in 2013. No, when given a platform last week, Dlamini’s crew defended the outsize presence of men in their delegation to the AN...
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