Cut Me Some Slack!



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These were probably words running through our new Police Commissioner’s Riah Phiyega’s  thoughts this week, as insecurities are hard felt amongst fellow South Africans in her abilities to ‘get the job done’. The media did not waste any time in pointing out her non-existent political webs nor her experience in the defence and police department. 

This week’s episode of Special Assignment did not help unease issues surrounding Riah’s challenges either. Highlights of the programme pointed out the possibility of  the new Police Commissioner being appointed according to President Jacob Zuma’s own political agendas.

Concluding that Riah’s non-attachment to politics meant that she could be a pawn and no threat to Zuma at a later stage, it was all strategic. Yet ironically her family mentioned on the same night’s episode that her position was a ‘calling’ from above. That is was the Lord himself who wanted her to be in that position.

I could go on and question whether these insecurities have underlying gender related issues that because she’s a woman she’s seen as incompetent in handling ‘a manly position’ or she’s just plain and clueless in politics, simply put. And in as much as I’m concerned with current affairs in my country, there are just some things that should be accepted and not challenged for our own sanity and well-being.

So, to all individuals questioning Riah Phiyega’s appointing as South Africa’s first woman Police Commissioner do yourself a huge favour and Cut Her Some Slack!