Des Van Rooyen
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MK Party reinstates John Hlophe as deputy president and parliamentary leader
Hlophe returns to MK leadership roles months after suspension linked to caucus dispute
Zuma, MKP and the ‘looted’ R70m
The MPs have written to Zuma and Yengeni to demand a forensic investigation of the missing millions
Ousted Joburg MMC Kabelo Gwamanda ‘wasting time and money by challenging his removal in court’
Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council
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OBITUARY – Pravin Gordhan’s last warning: Democracy will not survive on its own
Gordhan’s last political act was to call for a ‘reset’ and a return to progressive politics
New faces, old scandals: The familiar staleness of South Africa’s 2024 National Assembly
It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn
White liberalism and the appalling alternatives to the ANC
South Africa’s political narrative is mired in a swamp of inadequacy and hypocrisy
Department of Finance
The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift
Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions
Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
Ramaphosa’s Zondo refrain of ‘I did not know’ rings false
It became hard to suspend disbelief as Ramaphosa repeatedly told the Zondo commission that he did not know of the abuses ripping through the state machinery while he was deputy…
Ramaphosa confronted with too much evidence of his inaction
The president’s claim that he served as deputy president under Zuma as a way of stemming corruption came up short against prior evidence of witnesses who said he failed to help…
Ramaphosa says he threatened to resign over Des van Rooyen saga
The machinations around the finance ministry at the time clearly posed the risk that the treasury would be captured, to disastrous effect, Ramaphosa said.
The Zondo commission of evasion
Obfuscation, non sequiturs, outright lies, senseless babble, curry breaks — and we’re paying for it all
Gupta-linked Bobat was hired on merit, Van Rooyen tells Zondo commission
Former finance minister Des van Rooyan said he did not have Mohamed Bobat’s CV when he appointed him as a special adviser
Paddy Harper: I’d rather staypozi with Cyril
Imagine if Zupta the Maniacal Giggler was president. Or Mbeki the Myopic. Beyond imagination would be Donald the Deadly
Zuma at the state capture inquiry: How he got here
How Nene’s removal triggered the state capture avalanche, culminating in Zuma’s Monday appearance.