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Daniel Silke considers the mixed messages being delivered by the ruling party on the campaign trail. A Ramaphosa-inspired one up against a Magashule-inspired one.
If ever there was an illustration of how the victors can write history (or at least briefly dictate the narrative), the Zondo Commission testimony is providing horrific, ongoing examples.
If you thought Angelo Aggrizi’s account of the Watson business empire and its tentacles into every level of Zuptoid government was astonishing, listen to former IPID chief Robert McBride.
The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Lesetja Kganyago has few illusions about political leadership.
The big question is, will the ANC be able to hold on to the majority of 62.15% it managed in 2014?
It is probably not surprising that some of the tech founders, including Mark Zuckerberg are fascinated by the power that the Roman emperors managed to sustain for so long.
If Judge Zondo finds Robert McBride’s evidence reliable and compelling, then the politically-inspired probes by Crime Intelligence and Werksman’s Attorneys may one day prove to be legal case studies on the pitfalls of manipulating evidence.
Perhaps the chief valence of this article is that it doesn’t take sides over whether a vote for Cyril is a suicidal vote for a terminally-corrupted ANC or whether it’s never been more important to back him to reform the party and rescue our country.
This story eloquently reports a breathtakingly simple question asked by the Zondo legal team advocate, Paul Pretorius; Why.
Jessie Duarte’s method of maintaining this façade was substantially by being Jacob Zuma’s chief protector, while the country rotted.