/ 21 April 2016

Romeo Kumalo’s lucrative Vodacom bid and arms deal whitewash: This week’s M&G

Romeo Kumalo's Lucrative Vodacom Bid And Arms Deal Whitewash: This Week's M&g

The Lead: Romeo Kumalo is leading a consortium intent on acquiring a lucrative stake in Vodacom from the Public Investment Corporation – only months after the SOE bought the 13.9% share from government. 

Countdown for Zuma’s payback: For the next 90 days President Jacob Zuma faces a litany of tests of attrition, starting with facing up to hostile audiences on the election trail to paying back the Nkandla money as ordered by the Constitutional Court.  

Arms deal white wash: When President Jacob Zuma announced there was “no finding” into the arms procurement deal on Thursday it came as no surprise – and now it’s heading back to the courts. 

#Chapter212: Rhodes rape: For three days women who had been violated and suppressed violently wrested back their power. That is until the systemic violence of the courts, university and police beat them back into hiding. 

Welcome to SA 2050: In a few decades South Africans will relish the occasional shower with temperatures regularly hitting 45 degrees. We’ll look back with longing at a time when we had a chance to change it all, without coal powered stations.  

PrEP: Everything you need to know about the new weapon in the fight against Aids: the HIV prevention pill taken by HIV-negative people in high risk situations that is about 90% effective.   

Cell C CEO’s sexism fail: Dos Santos has issued an apology, but his remarks are a wake-up call: we need to consciously change the language we use to talk about diversity and changing the status quo, argues Pontsho Pilane. 

Black writers: Milisuthando Bongela reflects on some of the struggles of being a black writer: “I’m battling with notions of self-writing that don’t speak to being a “black woman”! Sometimes, I just wanna write with Lena Dunham’s freedom!” 

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