EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Why did Nhlanhla Nene letter land in Sahara CE’s inbox?
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world Hot on the heels of evidence that Gupta minions wrote at least one fake letter purporting to be from Nhlanhla Nene before he was replaced by "weekend special" Des van Rooyen in December 2015, a copy of a real letter Nene authorised while finance minister mysteriously found its way into the inbox of the CEO of Gupta-owned Sahara, Ashu Chawla. The leaked Gupta e-mails bring to light some of what may have happened on that infamous day shortly after Nene was fired, dubbed "9/12" by Treasury staff, when newly appointed finance minister Des van Rooyen arrived flanked by Jessie Duarte’s son-in-law Ian Whitley and Regiment Capital principle Mohamed Boba, and ordered staff to let them authorise expenditure and access sensitive information. In my opinion Matters of debate Tony Leon asks if President Jacob Zuma’s belief that he is doing very well is a sign of narcissistic personality disorder, considering SA is in its second recession in eight years...
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