A press conference about funding for President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead has left everyone with more questions than answers.
In Nkandla, among those who live virtually in the shadow of the presidential compound, its status as a national key point is effectively meaningless.
Petrol pumps around Gauteng and other provinces have begun to run out of fuel, and things could get worse if the transport strike is not resolved.
ANALYSIS: Despite assurances by his allies, there wasn’t a big turnout for Malema in Limpopo. And, as Mbeki learnt, it is the real numbers that count.
Phillip de Wet spoke to Malema supporters outside the Nirvana Hall in Polokwane, where 600 people gathered on Tuesday night to await his appearance.
But the crowd that showed up to offer support during Julius Malema’s court appearance was as disappointing as the numbers at Tuesday night’s vigil.
Lonmin’s striking workers accepted a compromise pay deal based on fear of the mine’s closure and of a threatening police presence.
Julius Malema was denied entry on Monday to an event where North West miners were to be briefed on developments about their wage demands.
Voters who think Parliament is drab can use their cross to inject a bit of ubuntu or dagga into it.
Widening talk of the dispute over pay issues escalating into a ‘crisis for capital’ is raising serious questions about who is behind it all.