Businessman Tokyo Sexwale has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to tell the truth about Phala Phala. As showdowns loom in court and in Parliament regarding the farm scandal, will the truth find a way of coming out somehow in the end?
The origin of the “cock and bull story” phrase is a bit murky – much like that of the stash of dollars stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s infamous farm.
Some say the English borrowed the saying from the French coq-à-l'âne, a term meaning “jumping abruptly from one disconnected topic to another”. Some say it comes from ancient fables featuring talking animals.
The phrase reminds me of an old Zulu folklore story of Hubhu kaBhejane, a renowned creative storyteller of the King Cetshwayo era. His name had nothing to do with wild animals. Bhejane (rhino) was his father. But the incredible buffalo stories remind me of the renowned chronic liar.
The "cock and bull" phrase was this week used by one of Ramaphosa’s old comrades, Tokyo Sexwale, to dismiss the fairytales about the theft that got him into trouble.
