While you were asleep

Some would argue her motivation and timing so shortly after the Zondo Commission of Inquiry report couldn’t have been worse, others would say picking the eve of the ANC’s 110th birthday to make her voice heard is a clear play for the Presidency.  An ANC stalwart herself and as the daughter of ANC icons Walter and Albertina Sisulu often referred …

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Did Zandile Mafe really slip into the Parliament precinct at 2am, turn off the alarm system, know that the smoke detectors were faulty and start the fire that caused so much destruction to the building? His lawyer, Advocate Luvuyo Godla, thinks not, citing discrepancies in the National Prosecuting Authority’s case against Mafe in a new …

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Former president Jacob Zuma systematically worked with former SA Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane to gut the tax collector and protect his own tax affairs and his ever-expanding network from probes coming from within SARS from the likes of deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay. Daily Maverick investigative journalist Pauli van Wyk reports that the connection …

While you were asleep: From traces of the Zuma network all over SARS probes to ‘useless’ fire doors at parliament Read More »

It took four years and almost R1 billion for the first of a three-part series of reports to be released by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into allegations of State Capture – “a defining moment in the country’s efforts to end the era of State Capture… and to restore the credibility and capability of our …

While you were asleep: Opening the state capture wounds for SA to start healing Read More »

Big names, big moves, big value. Apple has been all the rage after the iPhone maker’s stock-market value topped $3 trillion amid a jump in gadget spend during the pandemic. Bloomberg reports the share price has climbed steadily for years, but surged more than 200% since Covid first sent the world into lockdown in early 2020 and …

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Could the fire that gutted the parliamentary precinct and described by President Cyril Ramaphosa as “a terrible setback” for the nation be a prelude to what lies ahead for South Africa as we face the findings of the Zondo Commission and continue to fight the Covid-pandemic? It is a setback, no doubt, for our country and …

While you were asleep: A tragedy of errors costing our democracy? Read More »

After nearly two years of various curfews, government has decided to scrap the curfew with immediate effect following an announcement last night and just in time for New Year’s Eve celebrations. In a statement released by the presidency, cabinet approved new adjusted lockdown level 1 measures that included the removal of the curfew that had …

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu will lay in state from today until tomorrow at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town where members of the public will have the opportunity to visit the church to pay tribute to the late Tutu and say their goodbyes. Tutu died just a day after Christmas. He was 90 years old. Last …

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While the world battles to contain the spread of the Covid-19 omicron variant, there seems to be no panic in South Africa, the first country to have alerted the world at the beginning on last month to the new strain. The world’s reaction to shut us out may have been a blessing in disguise as …

While you were asleep: Delta vs omicron: Time for world to take SA’s lesson on data sharing and collaboration to help end Covid? Read More »

A man of impeccable character, global influencer, seeker of justice, champion for global peace, skyscraper of moral conscience, voice of the voiceless… the fountain of words describing our Arch doesn’t run dry. As we mourn the death and celebrate the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu ahead of his funeral on Saturday and beyond, one of the best ways to honour a legend …

While you were asleep: From celebrating the Arch to the omicron-beating super hero and strong rand and oil Read More »