A combination of health issues and a natural preference for avoiding the limelight saw Deputy President David Mabuza continuing to be one of the least visible members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet, despite being the second in command in government. Mabuza,...
After Aaron Motsoaledi scored a D on his cabinet report card last year for his “xenophobic-lite” utterances stoking the flames of anti-immigrant sentiment, his spokesperson, David Hlabane, took swift offence, penning a letter to our editor. Motsoaledi, he said, had...
In a time of anxiety and uncertainty, Angie Motshekga failed to provide leadership. With news of schools reopening four months after the hard lockdown, more than 400 000 teachers, and about 13-million learners and their parents looked to Motshekga to offer decisive...
