TONY LEON: What Zuma has learned from Putin - do what you know
'He has brought in the ethically hobbled Brian Molefe, who not so much personifies “state capture” as being emblematic of a willing accomplice of the Guptas'
SAILING around the “uttermost part of the earth”, to borrow a description of Tierra del Fuego, en route to the Antarctic is, midst the roaring oceans, helpful to develop a bracing perspective on the world and its frontiers. I did not, though, reckon on receiving from the bottom of the world a stunning analogy for South Africa's economic woes which Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will doubtless confirm when he paints on his budget canvas this afternoon in parliament.To pass the time and provide some intellectual sustenance in addition to the sumptuous food aboard the luxury liner on which we are cruising, the ship arranges lectures and debates. Hence, near the rounding of Cape Horn, I found myself sharing the stage to discuss current matters in our uncertain world with one of the smartest people I have met and certainly one of the most articulate. General Michael Hayden is a four-star US Air Force general who has served four presidents of his country in the highest echelons of its na...
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