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Mmusi Maimane: Our next step to remove Zuma, ‘Godfather of corruption’, from...
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) is on the attack, vowing to do whatever it can to get rid of President Jacob Zuma, whom it calls the “Godfather of corruption”. It has launched a campaign to...
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LISTEN! Thuli Madonsela grills President Zuma – leaked tapes Zuma doesn’t...
Thuli Madonsela. Picture courtesy of Twitter @YouMagazine President Jacob Zuma has lodged a complaint with the Office of the Public Protector after tapes recording an interview he had with former...
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How world sees SA: Silly president, dying economy, country slipping into...
My friends elsewhere in Africa – for example Zimbabwe – tell me that South Africans generally come across as a little arrogant and smug. We think we know how to run businesses better than other people...
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Mbeki-Zuma; how the wheel has turned…
Its’ amazing how a politician’s words can come back to haunt him or her. Take this remark made by Zuma in September 2008, when Mbeki was ousted; “Once this level of confidence is weakened [by Mbeki],...
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What’s next – a Presidential pardon? Zuma wants to appoint his own judge.
Thuli Madonsela Zuma’s spokesman, Bongani Ngqulunga, and ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe, say former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela overstepped the mark in directing the Chief Justice to appoint...
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Second passports: How to invest in the ultimate 21st century insurance policy...
From the UK to the US, the world looks like it is closing its doors on immigrants. But, if you’ve got enough money, you can acquire a second passport from many countries, effectively providing you with...
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Most of us unhappy with SA’s direction – new survey
The number of South Africans unhappy with the direction South Africa has taken has nearly doubled over the past two years while 70% of the 3 300 people surveyed (we’re not told what cohort), believe...
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Time to decolonise tax system? SA tax collection is ‘inherently unfair’,...
Although South Africa has prided itself on an effective tax collection system, there is much wrong with it. These flaws range from the unfriendly forms that make it hard for people to complete tax...
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Anthea Jeffery: What the Media don’t want you to know
It’s no secret the mainstream media and polls got the United States presidential election so wrong. And the proof is in president-elect Donald Trump, whom was not given much of a chance – he was even...
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Another big financial scandal erupts, this time at Sanral. Time to ditch BEE...
It’s no longer unusual to hear that the financial management at a South African state entity is at the very least irregular and most likely corrupt and criminal. Sanral, the South African National...
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Mailbox: Appeal for referendum on removing Zuma – #Referendum4NoJZ
A committed South African makes a heartfelt appeal for a national referendum to rid the country of a president who is increasingly being seen as (but not yet proven to be) corrupt. So far, the ANC,...
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How Eskom could help implode SA’s economy
Like many myopic monopolies, Eskom, has kept the door firmly shut to healthy competition, in this case from renewable energy sources. It’s particularly short-sighted – insane some would argue – when...
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Are we a nation of ignoramuses for voting in Zuma (twice)?
We have only ourselves to blame for knowingly voting in a man tainted by rape and 700 fraud charges who went on to powerfully vindicate his worst critics with behaviour so outrageous it would not be...
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Investment expert hits back at Sanral BEE naysayers: ‘No fat cat...
Investment expert Bradley Preston says the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) is getting a raw deal in the media – and that they are not helping to enrich a clique taking advantage of...
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Keep your chins up – we’ve come a long way SA! – Pennington
The recently-published South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) Report on how far we’ve come in the 22 years since our first democratic elections is required reading if ongoing corruption and...
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ANC knives out as Zuma’s Damoclean sword sways. Succession story hots up.
Although he doesn’t make the comparison between Zimbabwe’s retirement-leaning old fox President Robert Mugabe and his possible successor wife, Grace, seasoned political writer Donwald Pressly, punts...
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SA’s bribery economy: Is corruption new normal, as average back-hander leaps...
With government ministers fingered in graft, crime and financial mismanagement, and the president himself linked to a series of scandals, it shouldn’t be surprising that corruption has spread its...
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The cost of protecting Zuma – and why the ANC does – Silke.
The cost of protecting President Zuma will be economic and political stagnation for another year, with the ANC taking a gamble on consolidating and controlling damage, avoiding (or perhaps delaying?)...
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Is Zuma more powerful than ANC? Political expert explains why it’s so hard to...
President Jacob Zuma lives to fight another day, following an ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at which an unprecedented group of senior ministers risked their jobs by urging him to...
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SA after state capture: Let’s share wealth by shaking up big businesses, say...
Why has corruption and state capture characterised the distribution of wealth from white hands to black empowerment entities? For Simon Roberts and Tamara Paremoer, economics experts at the University...
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