Cosying up to EFF may hurt the Gauteng premier in the long run
11 May 2023 - 05:00
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When a man starts a job at an age when contemporaries are laying down theirs, he deserves credit for patience. King Charles III turned up for work at the weekend to an elaborate welcoming ceremony in Westminster Abbey, a concert at Windsor and a special tart in many kitchens. Nevertheless, he appeared solemn and perhaps even a little sad. There seemed more resting on him than just a heavy hat. His country faces a difficult time, his family are sharply divided, his reign will be short and there is much on his golden plate.
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A bad week for Panyaza Lesufi
Be very afraid of Panyaza Lesufi’s brownshirts. It seems entirely right that this man is cosying up to the EFF, what with his talk of “cheeky foreigners”, and there’s a strong xenophobic undertone to his new quasi-private police force. But the premier of Gauteng may have overplayed his hand with the election of yet another puppet mayor of Joburg. Not everyone in the ANC appears to be enamoured of his latest ingratiation with Julius Malema’s mob. It might serve him in the short term, but in the long run … elections are just around the corner.
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A bad week for Panyaza Lesufi
Cosying up to EFF may hurt the Gauteng premier in the long run
A good week for King Charles III
When a man starts a job at an age when contemporaries are laying down theirs, he deserves credit for patience. King Charles III turned up for work at the weekend to an elaborate welcoming ceremony in Westminster Abbey, a concert at Windsor and a special tart in many kitchens. Nevertheless, he appeared solemn and perhaps even a little sad. There seemed more resting on him than just a heavy hat. His country faces a difficult time, his family are sharply divided, his reign will be short and there is much on his golden plate.
A bad week for Panyaza Lesufi
Be very afraid of Panyaza Lesufi’s brownshirts. It seems entirely right that this man is cosying up to the EFF, what with his talk of “cheeky foreigners”, and there’s a strong xenophobic undertone to his new quasi-private police force. But the premier of Gauteng may have overplayed his hand with the election of yet another puppet mayor of Joburg. Not everyone in the ANC appears to be enamoured of his latest ingratiation with Julius Malema’s mob. It might serve him in the short term, but in the long run … elections are just around the corner.
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