The public could be excused for thinking that Lindiwe Zulu spends her time stalking the aisles of the National Assembly, swatting away any presidential detractors. Her fiery ripostes to any would-be verbal assassins of President Jacob Zuma, her body strained over her...
It was always going to be very difficult for Des van Rooyen to earn public confidence following his controversial and brief stint as finance minister in December last year. But what has worsened his situation is the role he played in trying to stop the release of...
The illegal outflow of cash from South Africa amounts to about R80-billion a year, so one would expect the State Security Agency (SSA) to have a firm grip on how it is done. And that would include the money being moved by those friends of President Jacob Zuma, the...
Emerging from a state of utter paralysis, the department of telecommunications and postal services this year made good on some things under the leadership of Siyabonga Cwele. A number of key positions have finally been filled — including that of director general, who...
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane remains one of President Jacob Zuma’s “untouchable” ministers, a close ally who is assured of her position in the event of any reshuffle. In social media parlance, she is Zuma’s “day one, to the moon and back” and holds the same position as when...
