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Edward Zuma, the son of former South African president Jacob Zuma, (C) gestures to the crowd to move back along with Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) members while they gather in front of his father’s home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal on July 4, 2021. – On July 3, 2021, hundreds of supporters gathered to show solidarity for former South African president Jacob Zuma outside his Nkandla homestead, as the deadline looms for him to surrender to the authorities. In an unprecedented ruling, the constitutional court told Zuma on June 29, 2021 to hand himself over by Sunday to ...

What is left after the State Capture wrecking ball, after the looting from so many state-owned entities?

Stephen Grootes, writing in Daily Maverick on 30 May 2021, analyses the trends that are emerging as conditions for proper structural and economic reform under the dramatic heading “Lights… Camera… Reform! Ramaphosa’s window of opportunity is nigh”. It is necessary to write a gloss on the wide-ranging analysis given and to fill in the details that appear to explain some of the anomalies that Grootes highlights in his analysis. It is not entirely clear what is meant by the phrase “proper structural and economic reform”. As far as the economy is concerned, the ability to attract f...

On “Memories of My Grandmother” and The Man Who Lived Underground.

Leveraging state coffers to fund and keep the ANC in power is deeply ingrained in the governing party’s political DNA, an explosive report to the Zondo Commission reveals.