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Then again, in a world of fake news dominated by Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma, can we believe anything emanating from the domain '…@spintelligent.com'?
A claim that former, current, resigned, retrenched, retired, fired (take your pick) Eskom CEO Brian Molefe and board chairman Ben Ngubane put pressure on a cabinet minister to help the Guptas take over a Glencore coal mine was dismissed as "preposterous" by Ngubane, who opened the African Utility conference in Cape Town earlier in the week. According to a media release issued by African Utility Week, Ngubane rubbished former mineral resources minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi’s claims during a media briefing after his address. Then again, in a world of fake news dominated by Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma, can we believe anything emanating from the domain "…@spintelligent.com"? Sean’s nicer among the herbs Cardboard cutouts of White House press secretary Sean Spicer hiding in bushes are popping up all over North America, inspired by a Canadian academic. Spicer has become a favourite target of NBC’s Saturday Night Live satirical show, in which he is played by actress Melissa McCarthy as a gum-...
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