There is a lot of brave talk about standing up to President Jacob Zuma after the dismissal of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan amid a wider Cabinet reshuffle which has been widely condemned as disastrous for South Africa. Predictions that the country has reached “a turning point”, is facing a ratings downgrade and plummeting investment, rising..
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Zuma’s critics in ANC are very vocal .. but the question is .. will they act ??
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Breaking News- Gigaba has signed nuclear deal with Russia
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Vytjie Mentor has thrown her weight behind an allegation that includes the ‘revelation’ that Zuma’s nephew is set to make billions. A little-known ANC member and part-time lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal put Facebook users into a tailspin on Sunday evening when she took to the platform to declare that she had knowledge that..
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Zuma’s Last Hours Before “Checkmate”
All Hail Dictator Zuma
What is Zuma’s master-plan with the reshuffle of the Cabinet?
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This is a power show by President Jacob Zuma who clearly believes he has enough power in the NEC and low enough risk of a Parliament split to be removed. As expected PGxit occurred as Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas were removed in an open attack on Treasury. The reshuffle is designed to..
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Zuma’s new excuse for SA’s problems “White monopoly capital”
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The rising talk about ‘white monopoly capital’ as an obstacle to economic inclusion in South Africa is a red herring. The call for radical economic transformation has grown louder following President Jacob Zuma’s 2017 State of the Nation Address. Accompanying these calls is a line of argument that says “white monopoly capital” is to blame..
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What is going to happen to our Economy now … Zuma tells Communist Party Gordhan is out
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Johannesburg – South African President Jacob Zuma told senior leaders of the South African Communist Party that he plans to fire Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The rand plummeted. Zuma told officials from the party, which is allied to his ruling African National Congress, during a meeting..
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Zuma pull out his guns – N24
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President Jacob Zuma took a strong stand at this weekend’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Irene in Gauteng, defending his position on the issue of land expropriation without compensation, and challenging his critics to read the ANC’s 2012 conference resolutions if they disagreed with his views. City Press heard that Zuma had “set the..
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Open Letter: White South Africa Faces Adapt Or Die Moment As ANC Talks Up Radical Economic Transformation
Zille’s tweets the biggest headache for Maimane
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille must be “dealt with” for her praise of colonialism and expelled from the party, several DA leaders said on Wednesday. They believed that how the party handled her defence of colonialism would test the party’s commitment to non-racialism. The leaders, who spoke on condition of anonymity, include members of the..
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Winnie Mandela – Firebrand Firestarter for the “Struggle”, AND secret Double Agent?
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For many black South Africans Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is an icon of the “Struggle” and “Mother of the Nation”. For them she is the fiery wife of Nelson Mandela, famous for her chant about setting blacks free with matches and necklacing them with black tyres. Ironically no whites were burnt to death this way, only moderate..
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Car hijacking on the rise
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<strong>Car hijacking is on the rise and there were a total of 14 602 cases reported in South Africa last year – or 40 a day – an increase of 14.3% compared to 2015. </strong> On Friday the SAPS presented last year’s crime statistics to Parliament, highlighting that the war against this violent crime is..
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Leaked Letters Reveal ‘SARS Wars’ Showdown Between Gordhan And Moyane
Replacing South Africa’s finance minister, or his deputy, would carry a heavy cost
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Many see the decision by South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) to send the disgraced former CEO of the power utility Eskom to parliament as the precursor to another attack on the National Treasury and to remove finance minister Pravin Gordhan. The decision to give Brian Molefe a seat in the country’s parliament has..
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Conspiracy, disinformation and Zuma-Gordhan fight loom over budget
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A year after President Jacob Zuma began feuding with his Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan over control of the nation’s purse strings, the conflict appears to be coming to a head. When he presents his annual budget in Parliament on Wednesday, Gordhan will seek to keep state spending in check and fend off a junk credit..
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