WATCH: Mashatile’s security ‘highlights culture of impunity’ in SA

According to the Financial Mail, the use of blue lights on vehicles by politicians and VIPs has come to symbolise the abuse of power and disregard for the law in SA, and this is echoed by a video showing members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s security team brutally assaulting two motorists.

Business Day TV spoke to Financial Mail’s Shirley de Villiers about why this incident highlights a lack of accountability and consequence when it comes to an official’s security.