EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Tony Leon on how Maimane missed an easy shot right in front of the ANC's goal
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world Two independent sources confirmed to Business Day that Mzwanele Manyi’s sudden resignation from the Black Business Council had been triggered by growing pressure on the organisation that it was associated with the politically connected Gupta family. President Jacob Zuma toned down his comments on land reform during his address at the official Human Rights Day commemoration in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday, saying the government would use "available instruments" to expedite land redistribution. In my opinion Matters of debate Tony Leon uses a soccer metaphor to explain how the ANC found itself in a crisis with no goalkeeper and the ball directly in front of the leader of the opposition, Mmusi Maimane. Though usually a good footballer, Maimane got too distracted by Helen Zille’s colonial tweet to score an easy goal for the DA. US President Donald Trump’s ban on electronic devices on aircraft from Muslim-majority countries probably has more to...
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