If you were wondering why Des van Rooyen and Jacob Zuma are so desperate to suppress Thuli’s ‘State Capture’ report, look no further.
Des van Rooyen’s brief stint as finance minister will forever be a blight on this government, but perhaps he could redeem himself in his next role. About that.
Biden picks Kamala Harris. Mkhize hints at lockdown measures easing. Des van Rooyen’s Bell Pottinger meltdown. Dutch horse stable cocaine bust. Eugenie upset with Meghan.
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The much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle, which had been on the cards for a while, was announced by President Ramaphosa last night. A few appointments warrant a closer look.
Day two at the Zondo commission, and Jacob’s memory seemed to fail him. Zapiro took aim and nailed his target, as did some analysts.
Political war never rests, even over the long weekend. As the ANC continues to do battle amongst themselves, some chief characters showed their cards.
Jacob Zuma made it clear last week that he is going down swinging, so let’s look at what he might be plotting in the months to come.
Last night, after two delays, Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new cabinet ministers, as well as South Africa’s new deputy president, David Mabuza. The man has a past.
Parliament is now in session, and opposition parties are taking their opportunity to reply to Cyril’s maiden SONA speech.
National Government expects takeover by Feb 14. Twitter’s first profit. Cape hotel has desalination plant. Ex-tech workers freaking out about Facebook. Tarantino apologies. Naked man on plane. Michael Bay and Megan Fox.
Another day, another South African political battle that has little to do with serving the people. Now we wait and watch as the DA and ANC battle it out for control.
It happened. Late last night, in true Zuma style, a new cabinet of ministers was announced. All we can do is hope and pray that some of them have a spine.
In years to come we may look back at yesterday as a landmark day in ridding the country of some criminally bad leadership, so let’s pick apart the bones.
If legal battles are your thing, as well as a healthy dose of political squirming, then settle in and enjoy another day of South African courtroom drama.
It has only been a week since Thuli Madonsela’s successor has been in office, yet she has already made some changes. And there’s one that reveals a lot about what’s to come.
It hasn’t been a pleasant few days for the Guptas, Pravin Gordhan’s quick thinking leading to a number of dodgy dealings being exposed.
Neo might have ducked and weaved like a boss in The Matrix, but here at home JZ has done pretty well at brushing each scandal under the rug.
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Panama firm used Red Cross to disguise accounts. Rand advances. COPE boycotting parliament. Israel targets Facebook. FIFA official pleads guilty. ANC weighing up letting Zuma go. Highest paid footballer announced. Low-flying plane nearly nails tourist.
Zuma’s statement to pay back a yet-to-be-determined amount of the 250 million he “owes” the state could just be another one of his ploys to win back some internal support in the ANC.
Sure it will take some doing, but if there is one man who can outshine his performance from 2015 it’s our dear president JZ.
In what could be the most detrimental reshuffle of Jacob Zuma’s presidency it is clear that the nepotism is far more powerful than integrity.
Over the past 12 months, rental agents have noticed a shift, with more and more tenants considering life in the ‘burbs.
‘Toorbos’ can be interpreted from Afrikaans to English as “Dream Forest”, adapted from a Dalene Matthee novel of the same name set in and around Knysna. ‘Toorbos’ is written and directed by Rene van Rooyen.
On his 26th birthday, and as is tradition during the Tuesday practice round before the Masters, Jon Rahm attempted to skip his ball across the pond at the 16th hole.
This multi-narrative faith-based drama follows after a number of short films in which Sangion’s been able to craft character-driven pieces that tackle deeper emotional and psychological issues.
Yesterday, South Africa was introduced to our fifth finance minister in less than three years. So, what can we expect from Tito?
Damn. South Africans are hopping on the bitcoin train, and this weekend saw the famed cryptocurrency smashing all kinds of records.