Essop Pahad
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ANC stalwart Essop Pahad dead at 84
Pahad was a former minister to the presidency and anti-apartheid activist
Who the State Security Agency reports to should not depend on current roleplayers
Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
Lies undone: Timol inquest challenges the apartheid spin machine
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
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?
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?
Maphatsoe called ANC veterans ’empty tins with no credibility’, comments from which the party has distanced itself.
Mbeki denies links to the Guptas
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
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
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
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
The long-awaited print launch of <em>New Age </em>will take place on December 6, the newspaper’s editor Henry Jeffreys confirmed on Tuesday.
Behind the New Age meltdown
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
The Zuma-aligned Gupta family launched their own "good news" newspaper at a glitzy party. <b>Mandy Rossouw</b> reports.
Pahad lanches new daily newspaper
Former Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad on Thursday launched a new national daily newspaper, the <em>New Age</em>, in Johannesburg.
Gupta Group confirms launch of new daily
The Gupta Group on Tuesday confirmed it will launch a new national daily newspaper in September.