Some rather unkind things have been said over the past week about the shifting ethical mooring of Patrice Motsepe, SA’s third-richest man, occasioned by his embarrassing fealty to America’s king, Donald Trump.

The offending act happened last week during a dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Motsepe, who was two seats away from Trump, stood up and gushed how "Africa loves America, Africa loves you"...

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