Just like brawling footballers, errant ministers must get the boot

The action against Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is a major improvement. But it is not enough

Football is not what immediately registers whenever the city of Paris comes to mind. One tends to think of the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, The Louvre, all those trendy arrondissements, and fine cuisine. But the French are also crazy about the beautiful game, and being the reigning world champions, they are damn good at it too. Few will forget those emotional scenes in 1998 when the maestro, Zizou, led the victorious national team, Le Bleus, down a packed Champs Èlysées hoisting the World Cup trophy on home soil to chants of La Marseillaise...

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