Will South Africa ever ditch race-based politics?
For true empowerment, South Africa needs to ditch race-based politics that serve simply to benefit an elite, writes Marius Roodt.
Barbara Hogan
SLR London Diary: Brexit cock-up and why George Osborne must get lost
In 2016 Barbara Hogan and Simon Lincoln Reader appeared on the BBC’s ‘The Documentary’ series – on the very subject of that subcontinental organised crime family who now reside in Dubai.
Hogan slams cadre deployment, puts Mantashe centre stage
The former ANC secretary-general, Gwede Mantashe, was present when former president Jacob Zuma fired former Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan just over a year after appointing her.
Hogan’s testimony to State Capture inquiry bolsters Ramaphosa’s reformists
Former South African President Jacob Zuma insisted on appointing Siyabonga Gama as head of Transnet even though he was facing misconduct charges and against the recommendation of the company’s board.
Focus falls onto Gordhan, Hogan – struggle heroes advancing multiracial SA
The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture is set for its biggest week yet, with ANC elders set to share their experiences as members of the Zuma cabinet.
Ed Herbst: Abusing restaurant staff – a troubling compulsion
Ed Herbst asks what good purpose does it serve to humiliate restaurant staff and what does such behaviour say about those who choose to conduct themselves in this way?
Manuel, other ANC heavyweights join Anglogold’s Pityana: Zuma must resign.
Trevor Manuel has joined Sipho Pityana and other veteran members of the ruling African National Congress in a call for President Zuma to step down.
Vytjie Mentor, would-be DPE Minister who “turned down” Guptas, breaks cover
Former ANC MP and member of the SA First Forum, Vytjie Mentor, is expected to speak to the Cape Town Press Club.
Alec Hogg: Why SA business is now coming out against Jacob Zuma (video)
Biznews founder Alec Hogg was interviewed by Divan Botha, the host of the Kyknet show Winslyn, looking at South Africa’s political economy.
Dynamite: Vytjie’s blow-by-blow account of Gupta offer and Zuma’s impotence
“Assist with SAA not running the Indian routes anymore… you will become a minister in a week,” former ANC MP, Vytjie Mentor was allegedly told by the Gupta family during a private meeting.