‘The ANC continues to harbour the people responsible for bequeathing South Africa to the Gupta and Zuma families’
Hofmeyr isn’t capable of singing a new song; he just recycles his old hits, which are just some old folk songs from a rather nasty tradition.
Malusi Gigaba should be given a role in Generations or the like — something with a part for a stylish smoothie. He certainly is a good actor.
He came to power as a compromised figure. He survived a rape trial. He factionalised the ANC and under his watch, SOEs reached a point of implosion
‘But watching the spectacle of Zuma’s political death unfold so agonisingly has revealed much about the gaping holes in the ANC leadership’
‘Being president is about governing for all the population and not just the people who voted for you’
‘When MultiChoice chief executive Calvo Mawela addressed the media this week, he was contrite. There had been “mistakes”, he said’
‘Meanwhile, we are left with two sides of a story’
‘Please, can we hit pause on this rapid construction of a messiah?’
‘We are riddled with contradictions and must strive to capture the complexity of South Africa and its people better’