Melanie Verwoerd | Siya for president? I'd be on his kant if he ever stepped into the political ring

What really epitomises Siya Kolisi's presidential nature is an understanding of what South Africa needs. He knows on a deep existential level that the people in our country want to be unified, writes Melanie Verwoerd. 

I have a friend who passionately believes that Siya Kolisi should be president of South Africa. Every few days, he sends me something that Siya said or did to prove his point. This has been going on since the Springbok victory in Japan four years ago – which my friend still can't talk about without becoming tearful. 

Siya's life story is, of course, compelling and very moving. It represents the worst and the best of our country: the horrors we come from, but also what is possible with hard work and dedication.