EDITORIAL: The great reckoning arrives — at last
Moves on the NPA, Trillian and McKinsey may be just the tip of the iceberg, but it’s a watershed in accountability that has boosted business confidence
Feel it, it is here. In boardrooms across SA this week, there was a tangible sense that something fundamental had shifted in the country’s body politic — and for once, it was in the right direction. The elevation in mood wasn’t simply because of the election of Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC’s eye-wateringly close leadership race in December; many weren’t sure the billionaire former Bidvest chairman would be able to make any difference, hamstrung as he is by the duelling ideologies and personalities that now constitute the ruling party’s national executive committee. Then, the sands shifted. Over the weekend, we learnt that Shaun Abrahams — the ostensible head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) who is often derided as "Shaun the Sheep", but is actually far more amoeba-like when it comes to personal initiative — was targeted for removal by Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa has received a legal opinion that he can oust Abrahams immediately, the Sunday Times reported, and he plans to make good...
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