A routine smear. This is the view of the overwhelming majority of commentators and analysts about last weekend’s “revelations” in the Sunday Independent that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was a serial womaniser. The commentariat can expect more such smears. They will come against more than one candidate running for the presidency of the governing ANC..
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Cyril Ramaphosa’s leaked emails: Echoes of apartheid-era dirty tricks
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Malema lying about ‘personalised invitation’ to Magaqa’s funeral – KZN ANCYL
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The ANCYL in KwaZulu-Natal has accused EFF leader Julius Malema of “being a person of such low character”, after “he lied about being personally invited” to attend the funeral of former ANCYL secretary general Sindiso Magaqa. Provincial secretary Thanduxolo Sabelo on Wednesday said he had only made a comment as a gesture on Monday during..
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‘You can’t be loved by everyone’ – Kunene on Twitter criticism of shooting
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Kenny Kunene has brushed off criticism on social media over the alleged hit against him. “Maybe they wanted me to die, but whatever people are saying, you can’t be loved by everyone. It is by the grace of God that I am alive today,” Kunene told News24 on Wednesday morning. Kunene was shot at in..
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State machinery employed for nefarious political purposes
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Cyril Ramaphosa, responding to rumours about his private life, on Sunday spoke of the manner in which state machinery is employed for a particular political agenda that is in favour of those who prefer a specific candidate to replace Jacob Zuma as the president of the ruling party. But is the Constitution not there to..
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A new twist in the Political Party’s view about Zuma
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In theory, a President can do extraordinary things and still remain in office in South Africa, duelling parties agreed in the Constitutional Court on Tuesday during eight hours of argument. A conviction for murder, as long as the sentence is suspended, would not automatically disbar a President, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng suggested. Similarly, a conviction..
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ANC’s fight to the death – Welcome to the dirty war!
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Welcome to the dirty war. Welcome to the age of untruths, half-truths, fake news, manufactured scandal, smear, slander and lies. Welcome to South Africa as the weak, dying governing party, the once-glorious ANC, continues to eat itself up. We all knew that President Jacob Zuma’s supporters within the ANC and in the government and “independent”..
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Lessons to be learnt from the rest of the African continent
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While South Africa had “a head start in the level of its development compared to other African economies” there was much to learn from the rest of the continent, many of who were “making greater progress, despite starting from a low base.” South Africa also had a role to play in contributing to the continent’s..
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Mbete in hot water over secret ballot choice
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ANC chairperson and National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete could face sanction from her own party for allowing the motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma to be conducted by secret ballot. The Mail & Guardian has learned that the ANC’s top brass, particularly those in Zuma’s camp, are furious with Mbete for her secret..
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DisGraceful. The gospel According To The Browse Moles – Ed Herbst
ANC Ekurhuleni backs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
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The ANC Ekurhuleni region announced that it will back former African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as their candidate to succeed Jacob Zuma as the next party president. Briefing journalists in Benoni on Tuesday, ANC regional chairman Mzwandile Masina said the regional general council currently underway, has resolved that Dlamini-Zuma was the best candidate..
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Air force hires plane for Zuma that will cost taxpayers R25 million
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Despite the fact that Jacob Zuma’s personal designated jet, the Inkwazi, is 99.8% serviceable, he does not want to fly on the plane. Now the Air Force has to hire a plane to fly him to China and New York this week. That chartered flight will cost taxpayers R25 million. The Air Force’s budget for..
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Suspended Eskom CFO faces charges of corruption
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Charges of corruption and financial misconduct have been laid against Eskom’s suspended chief financial officer‚ Anoj Singh. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse laid the charges on Tuesday morning at the Randburg police station. The charges come after Eskom on Monday admitted to lying about payments which benefited the embattled Gupta family through the Trillian business..
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Ramaphosa spurs Hawks to be proactive on state capture suspects.
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Cyril Ramaphosa says commissions of inquiry into state capture should not stop law enforcement agencies from investigating the culprits in the meantime. Addressing hundreds at a Cosatu rally in Seshego outside Polokwane on Sunday, Ramaphosa said the Hawks must investigate state capture. He said parliamentarians were also concerned that allegations of state capture were lingering..
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Pravin Gordhan – SA is not for sale
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South Africa’s future lies in the hands of active citizens who must stand up and make sure that state coffers are not looted by individuals with personal motives, says former finance minister Pravin Gordhan. Speaking at the Gandhi Lecture in Mountain Rise, Pietermaritzburg on Friday night, he decried alleged looting of state funds by the..
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Gigaba lashes out against ‘hysteria’ over SAA bailout
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Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has spoken out against what he termed hysteria that has been created around the options government is considering to recapitalise South African Airways (SAA). He was speaking at a briefing at Treasury following a meeting with the steering committee of the CEO Initiative on Friday. He emphasised that government is still..
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