A citizen’s government led by Mogoeng is a viable way forward

UP UNTIL the name of the former chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, was touted for presidential candidacy, President Cyril Ramaphosa was always regarded as the saviour and the only option.

There is an alternative. The only problem is that the alternative is outside political and religious/academic structures but within the people of South Africa. The solution for meaningful change lies with ordinary and extraordinary South Africans, locally and internationally

No one epitomises this in representation and practical capacity like the honourable and principled Justice Mogoeng, who not only knows the Constitution but also the how to apply it, from a good moral perspective. But, as expected, the politically-minded and privileged assume South Africa remains a country of divisions, where no one except politicians has the power to go and do whatever they want.

It is then no wonder that the news about the possibility of Justice Mogoeng entering the political scene has been met with resistance and sarcasm.

As a retired judge and former chief interpreter of the constitution, nothing in the law and citizenship restricts Justice Mogoeng from doing anything. If the politicians had focused on governance and social transformation, there would be no need for retired professionals and clergy to seek political service to their country.

Unless we are prepared to let our country slip into destruction and a point of no easy return, we must use all distinguished citizens to lead a government and establish integrity at all levels of governance.