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Sibusiso Mjikeliso | Ashwin Willemse's walkout lit the fire and let others burn

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Ashwin Willemse. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)
Ashwin Willemse. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

At least two investigations closed, including the SA Human Rights Commission's, following Ashwin Willemse's failure to show up to hearings. So why did Willemse stage such a public walkout if he was not prepared to see through the investigations into the racism he so publicly alleged? Sibusiso Mjikeliso asks.

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