Mac Maharaj, the ultimate ANC insider, on Mandela, Zuma, Nkandla, Ramaphosa
Whatever critics may say about Mac Maharaj, none will deny his critical role in helping democracy take root in SA. For that the nation should be grateful.
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Mac Maharaj: my cancer isn’t a death sentence
Mac Maharaj, 80, former spokesperson for the Presidency and ANC veteran, is confident the lung cancer he was diagnosed with will not be a death sentence.
Zuma linked to Eskom review
President Jacob Zuma asked officials to support an inquiry into state-owned Eskom which resulted in the suspension of four managers including its chief executive officer.
Zuma signs four acts
Zuma signed the Development Bank of Southern Africa Amendment Act, the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, and the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Act.
MPRDA Bill ‘unconstitutional’
The controversial Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill was sent back because it did not pass constitutional muster, President Jacob Zuma’s office said on Monday.
David Gemmell: Lie, the Beloved Country – Joost’s biographer swings at a national cancer
The deeper focus of this piece is exposing a cancer that has taken grip of South Africa. Telling a lie, if it gets what you want, is becoming acceptable.
Sequel to Mandela’s autobiography to be published in 2015
SAPA – Dec 17 – A sequel to the late Nelson’s Mandela’s autobiography “The Long Walk to Freedom” is to be published in South Africa next year, the former president’s foundation said Wednesday. The book titled “The Presidential Years”, which Mandela began writing in 1998, will be based on his five years in office. He … Read more
Sars quiet on resignation reports
The SA Revenue Service declined to comment on a report on Monday about the resignation of another of its senior officials.
Zuma denies Oscar interview with newspaper
President Jacob Zuma has not had an interview with British newspaper The Guardian on the Oscar Pistorius trial or any other matter this week
Final straw? Zuma personally took control of nuclear deal – report
The haste with which South Africa’s Government has back pedaled on the proposed $50bn nuclear deal with Russia’s Rosatom has been matched only by the uproar created by the initial announcement. Whatever happens next, the nuclear lobby is now very much on the back foot with suggestions that before any decision is made there is a re-think … Read more