Ramaphosa has a lot of explaining to do in the SAPS Mkhwanazi inquiries

As Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi continued to lance the boils of corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system with his straight talk this week, all we could do as ordinary citizens was wince and cry 'yoh', 'eish', 'eina', 'hhayi bo'.

It has been good and very educational to listen to the hard questions and answers, but it has been painful beyond words.

These bombs that have been dripping since that memorable day in July have naturally been shocking to the core for the citizen on the ground. But those fellow South Africans in power - like our Number 1 Citizen - cannot claim to being shocked.

Yes, we saw some of the honourable members in that Parliamentary ad hoc committee also flinching and at times sitting transfixed as if what they were hearing was news to them too. No. For months the dirt from the underbelly of our criminal justice system has been discussed in their corridors. It’s only us the poor citizens on the ground who are finding out for the first time, thanks to Mkhwanazi. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa cannot claim to being shocked. He must look for another word or phrase in the dictionary when he finally addresses the nation. This time he mustn't think it's enough to call another "family meeting" and give his usual top-down address from a comfortable position without being grilled. In fact, he needs to be invited to Parliament and the Madlanga Commission to explain what he did, what he omitted to do and why when approached about the storms that have been brewing under his watch for the last couple of years. He can also be summoned.

What has Ramaphosa been doing in his powerful position all this time since that Valentine's Day of 2018 when former President Jacob Zuma was jettisoned in a hurry allegedly to start the "cleaning up" and "renewal"?

Children born that day are now in "big school", and if nothing drastic is done soon with our criminal  justice system some will soon join the Big 5s and other gangs busy destroying our country.

Mr Thuma Mina has clearly not been doing what he was sent to do by the citizens. He has either been bungling terribly or doing the criminals' bidding. It's high time we found someone else to send to do the job of cleaning up and renewal. The only cleanup we've seen from him is that of our national coffers.

As a man of processes, Ramaphosa must be brought before the two inquiries and be made to face the music.