Stories of Note Bytes from the digital world It turns out that the Guptas were not the only ones who had their bank accounts closed. One of their associates also suffered the same fate. Donald Trump is sure he will become the 45th president of the US, but many in the country still can’t accept it and are making themselves heard. It’s the power of the brand, a relationship that is not easy to get it right: Apparently Usain Bolt has been one of Puma’s biggest assets. In My Opinion Matters of debate Jacob Zuma could become the party’s grave digger in 2019 since the ANC seems unable to cut him loose, argues Mzukisi Qobo. Financial Mail editor Rob Rose says SA’s major banks have to decide if they should take up Pravin Gordhan’s invitation to dish the dirt on the R6.8bn of "suspicious transactions" involving the Gupta family. The brothers are unlikely to want to share details of who the money, cited by the Financial Intelligence Centre, was sent from, and who it was going to. We are defin...

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