Do public figures have more of a responsibility to behave well as leaders who should be leading by example? Because such public figures usually set an example to society of how people should behave as others look up to them and perceive them in a certain way. Yesterday at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry, former SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane's advocate, Dali Mpofu told Pravin Gordhan's advocate, Michelle Le Roux to "shut up" as he tried to make an objection at the State Capture commission. Many people took to social media to criticize Advocate Mpofu's choice of language, stating that he is a public figure, a prominent lawyer and that he should've known better. EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu came to Mpofu's defense stating that even President Cyril Ramaphosa once said 'shut up, when he was repeatedly interrupted by the Democratic Alliance's John Steenhuisen during the president's question session in 2018. So how Important is it for public figures to maintain decorum to influence generally good behaviour among people who look up to them? To answer this, we're joined on the line by...
GUEST: Buyani Zwane, CEO of Breakthrough Development and a lecturer at GIBS Business School