WATCH: Zuma's parting shot and Dlamini-Zuma's campaign hits a snag
In this week's episode of Editing Allowed, Peter Bruce and the panel of editors discuss the dangers of deploying troops to parliament for President Jacob Zuma's state of the nation address and how this year's speech will see Zuma trying to make his mark. Also on the agenda is the pressure facing Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan ahead of his budget speech. Business Day editor at large Hilary Joffe says we should expect Gordhan and the Treasury to be "scrounging for every possible tax they can tap". Below Joffe explains what taxes are likely to be targeted and Financial Mail editor Rob Rose unpacks this week's cover story which investigates 'the rot inside Eskom'. In part two of the discussion, Business Day editor Tim Cohen explains why Cosatu stepped in to ensure that Zuma does not take credit for the minimum wage agreement, which was expected to be the highlight of his speech. Peter Bruce also asks whether Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has miscalculated in allowing Zuma to build her bandw...
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