Even by the high standards of South African political angst, the past week has been wrenching. Just the most important events include these: First, the Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has been charged with fraud for administrative actions so routine that it is estimated that 3,000 other public servants may have benefited from the same dispensation. Second, President Jacob Zuma has brought a court action against the former public protector Thuli Madonsela to prevent her publishing a report into state capture days before her departure. Third, the Treasury has brought a legal application which effectively discloses the amount of cash the Gupta family has been moving around, and this amount it turns out is extraordinarily huge. All this has taken place against the background of ongoing clashes between police and students. Also simmering has been an increasing number of senior members of the ANC, including former finance minister Trevor Manuel and former foreign affairs director-general ...
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