Essop Pahad

Lies undone: Timol inquest challenges the apartheid spin machine

Article Raeesa Pather - 25 Jul 2017

The apartheid police force did everything in their power to ensure they could not be held liable for the unlawful killings of anti-apartheid activists

As the ANC implodes, Thabo Mbeki tries to rewrite his own history

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 May 2017

Given Mbeki’s record in national office, his lofty reputation is not entirely deserved.

What was Thabo Mbeki and Essop Pahad’s role in the rise of the Guptas?

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Apr 2017

The former minister in the presidency says he was formally introduced to a young Atul Gupta during a visit to India with the former president in 1996.

Essop Pahad on Kebby Maphatsoe: Who is he anyway?

Article Tshidi Madia - 5 Nov 2016

Maphatsoe called ANC veterans 'empty tins with no credibility', comments from which the party has distanced itself.

Mbeki denies links to the Guptas

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Apr 2016

The Thabo Mbeki Foundation issued a statement on Monday denying any connections with the Gupta family as had been reported in the media on Sunday.

Thabo or Taboo? Mbeki’s inner circle on his future role

Article Charles Molele - 20 Jan 2012

Three years after the "palace coup" that saw him leave office, opinions are divided on whether Thabo Mbeki should return to active domestic politics.

Thabo’s boys vs Vula’s boys — the sequel

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Dec 2011

The rows over Mac Maharaj and Willem Heath are a new phase in an old war between the acolytes of Thabo Mbeki and the minds behind Operation Vula.

Pahad resigns from Gupta business

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Aug 2011

Former minister in the presidency Essop Pahad has broken business ties with the Gupta family by resigning as director of TNA Media, media reports say.

New Age to launch in December

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Dec 2010

The long-awaited print launch of New Age will take place on December 6, the newspaper's editor Henry Jeffreys confirmed on Tuesday.

Behind the New Age meltdown

Article Sam Sole Author, Rapule Tabane & Sam Sole - 22 Oct 2010

A showdown over the launch date and a lack of resources appear to have been what prompted the five most senior editors at the New Age to resign.

Welcome to the Gupta club

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Jul 2010

The Zuma-aligned Gupta family launched their own "good news" newspaper at a glitzy party. Mandy Rossouw reports.

Pahad lanches new daily newspaper

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jul 2010

Former Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad on Thursday launched a new national daily newspaper, the New Age, in Johannesburg.

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