RW Johnson says a combination of factors makes it very difficult to imagine that the current downward drift can be reversed by any conscious act of government “reform”.
South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday ministers would review new visa rules that have hit tourism and stoked tensions within the ruling party.
This week RW Johnson updated his masterpiece. As you may expect, like the book itself, RW Johnson’s update is itself substantial. Here is Part One of three.
Zuma’s difficulties with the Constitutional Court are set to rise exponentially. Parliament’s ANC-dominated committee adopted a report concluding Zuma did not have to refund money spent on Nkandla.
Corruption Watch and Freedom Under Law say a R17.3 million settlement concluded between President Jacob Zuma, the Minister of Justice Michael Masutha and the former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Mxolisi Nxasana. was unlawful.
“Perceptions that new requirements are impossible or impractical to enforce hold no water. People are complying in spite of misinformation” the department said on Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s propaganda targeted at audiences outside Russia doesn’t work. A new report from the Pew Research Center explains why.
