Remember when Thanos got the last infinity stone? We imagine that’s how President Cyril Ramaphosa is feeling now after receiving the fifth and sixth reports into state capture on Wednesday night. This is one more than initially expected (six infinity stones, six reports. Just saying). Quite unfortunate that, unlike Thanos, Ramaphosa can’t just snap state …
South Africans are still preoccupied with Ramaphosa’s biggest scandal to date: Farmgate, as it’s become known. The term trended several times on Twitter in the past week along with “Phala Phala” – the president’s private game farm in Limpopo where US$4 million in cash was stolen in 2020. It had been kept under wraps until …
And she’s out! Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is the first high-ranking member of a Chapter 9 institution to be suspended. Remember when we told you that President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote to Mkhwebane in March, asking if she thinks she should be suspended while her impeachment hearings were under way? Well, forget the pleasantries. She went …
Mkhwebane (finally) gets the boot, but the timing? Sus. Read More »
Cyril Ramaphosa is facing the biggest scandal of his presidency yet. Here’s what you need to know: 🔹A spurned spy boss, who was loyal to former president Jacob Zuma and demoted by Ramaphosa, reported the president to the police last week. His name is Arthur Fraser and he has long had an axe to grind …
This is huge: two of the brothers wanted for their alleged involvement in the looting of our state coffers, have been arrested in Dubai. Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested on Monday, the South African Justice Department confirmed. In a statement, the Dubai Police stated that the brothers were arrested “in connection with money laundering …
Our take: Justice finally catches up with the Guptas Read More »
You’ve probably read that Sweden and Finland have applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). But what does that mean, and why will it be making Russian President Vladimir Putin – who usually abstains from alcohol – reach for a vodka to steady his nerves? It’s a historic move: the Nordic countries are …
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Shamila Batohi is starting to understand the brief. The head of our National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) realises that South Africans are impatient for accountability. More than three years of testimony at the Zondo Commission laid bare the incredible extent of state capture. But the question remains: When are people going to go to jail? So …
Our take: Accountability Monitor – NPA (finally) on a roll Read More »
Forget about calculus, trigonometry or Einstein’s theory of relativity: nothing is more complex than the ANC’s internal voting processes. You’ll be hearing a lot about those procedures in the coming months because the party’s national elective conference is set for December. That’s where the future of both the party and the country will be decided. …
South Africa’s mining industry took a big step forwards toward a carbon-free future last Friday when Anglo American unveiled the world’s largest hydrogen-powered truck, in what President Cyril Ramaphosa described as a “historic moment” for the future economy. The fully hydrogen-powered 220-tonne truck is intended to be the first of a fleet of similar vehicles …
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State capture crooks in jail?? Yes please! In this week’s edition we’re delighted to say that the NPA is, at last, cracking on with its critical work now that the Zondo Commission has wrapped. We also celebrate African talent doing amazing work on the global entertainment stage, an SA-first in clean energy and how NFTs …
12 May ’22 Wrap: State capture crooks set for court Read More »