DINNER PARTY INTEL: Is Melania slumming it?
All eyes will be on how she represents America, after her husband, President Donald Trump, in January reportedly referred to some African countries as ‘shitholes’
1. Is Melania slumming it? Melania Trump’s swing through Africa is the first lady’s first major trip abroad on her own. All eyes will be on how she represents America, after her husband, President Donald Trump, in January reportedly referred to some African countries as "shitholes". Melania Trump arrived in Ghana on Monday and will also visit Malawi, Kenya and Egypt. Her mission is to promote child welfare, education and her "Be Best" initiative. The president, no doubt hoping to repair the damage of his earlier remarks, gushed: "We both love Africa. Africa is so beautiful."
2. When Zondo wraps up Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo said in court papers the commission of inquiry into state capture plans to be done with hearing evidence by August next year. The High Court in Pretoria has extended the time the commission has to do its work to two years, which gives the entire process until March 2020. That’s too late for South Africans to see the final outcome before the 2019 ele...
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