Why Joe Biden and family are no better than the ANC-Gupta posse – SLR
Regular columnist Simon Lincoln Reader doesn’t mince words when it comes to corruption allegations surrounding Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
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Mnangagwa appoints commission to probe post-vote deaths; headed by Motlanthe
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a seven-member commission to investigate violence in the aftermath of last month’s disputed elections.
OBIT: Mike Rosholt – POW, Apartheid critic, promoter of Sullivan Principles and SA Business Titan
One of South Africa’s business titans, Mike Rosholt, the former CEO and then Chairman of Barlow Rand, died peacefully in his sleep last week at the age of 97.
🔒 WORLDVIEW: Insider – Ramaphosa, NDZ have made a deal to share power
As ever in South Africa nowadays, the best approach is to hope for the best, but always to prepare for the worst. That way the inevitable surprises might even have some upside.
Maimane’s SONA tour de force: Offers hope where Zuma wants Venezuela repeat
In a South African economic context, right now that is encapsulated in the choice between the vengeful demagoguery of Jacob Zuma’s ANC, or the hope-driven alternative of Mmusi Maimane’s DA.
Alec on Winslyn: SA’s A-team represented at Davos – ‘give them a chance’
The hard work the South African team did at the World Economic Forum in Davos cannot be understated, and it was a 180 degree turnaround from 2016.
Ramaphosa in Presidential poll position as SA follows the Brazilian example
South African President Jacob Zuma’s chances of serving out a second term may have dimmed after being implicated in a new graft probe and that could tip the race to succeed him in favour of his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa.
WATCH: Anglogold chairman Sipho Pityana skewers Zuma as ANC bigwigs look on
Anglogold chairman Sipho Pityana knew exactly what he was doing when he drafted this powerful speech for the memorial service to his close friend, former Eastern Cape Premier Makhenkhesi Stofile.
ANC to sue Malema after “barrel of a gun” threat
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said it would sue opposition politician Julius Malema after he threatened to remove President Jacob Zuma’s government with the “barrel of a gun”.
How world sees SA: Danny Jordaan’s FIFA albatross adds to ANC misery in PE
Recently installed PE Mayor Danny Jordaan carries the albatross of having been part of the SAFA executive which paid a $10m bribe to the rotten global soccer body FIFA to secure hosting of the 2010 World Cup.