EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Where did the so-called report Zuma used to fire Gordhan come from?
Anthony Butler says the DA may feel compelled to move right and the EFF left, and Resilient’s share price hit a three-and-a-half-year low
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world Where did then president Jacob Zuma get the "intelligence" report he used as an excuse to fire Pravin Gordhan? David Mahlobo, state security minister at the time, claimed the report did not come from his department. Atul Gupta’s opposition to the state’s attempt to recoup R10m he got via the Estina dairy scandal was "somewhat bewildering", and he had failed to lay the relevant facts before the court, including providing necessary supporting evidence, Asset Forfeiture Unit head Knorx Molelle said. In my opinion Matters of debate To sidestep Cyril Ramaphosa "smiling warmly, in the manner of an affectionate crocodile", the DA may feel compelled to move right and the EFF left, writes Anthony Butler. The history of land expropriation under apartheid has left a sore wound in our society, which certainly needs to be healed. However, the enduring principle of compensation in contemporary economics serves as an important reference point, writes Jo...
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