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Bell Pottinger cuts ties with Guptas’ Oakbay” report

United Kingdom public relations agency Bell Pottinger cut ties with Gupta-owned Oakbay last week, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Oakbay “agreed the termination of the contract just over a week ago,” the UK-based business newspaper reported. Bell Pottinger told FT that it was ending the relationship after becoming “the target of a politically driven smear campaign in South Africa over the last few months, with a number of totally […]

12 April 2017

Features

Anti-Zuma march exposes middle class concerns

By Rafieka Williams Cape Town came to a stand still today as residents and workers in the city heeded to the call for a National Shutdown. Civic organisations called on all South Africans to come together, down tools and join hands in protest action on April 7th. The CBD was packed as an estimated twelve thousand people marched to Parliament with signs and flags calling for President Jacob Zuma to […]

7 April 2017

News

National shutdown driven by liberal cause to “unite” SA

A list of protest marches being organised against President Jacob Zuma has created a craze on social media. The page titled We Are South Africans is part of a social coalition movement calling on South Africans to unite under one banner and to use their voice against the President. The organisers have set aside April 7th for what they have described as a National Shutdown. With protests taking place all […]

6 April 2017

Opinions

How does this Cabinet reshuffle fit into Zuma’s masterplan?

This is a power show by President Jacob Zuma who clearly believes he has enough power in the NEC and low enough risk of a Parliament split to be removed. As expected PGxit occurred as Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas were removed in an open attack on Treasury. The reshuffle is designed to lubricate the way to the elective conference through Treasury and a variety of major other […]

3 April 2017

News

Calls for SA to support Black Monday

Civil society activists have called on ordinary South Africans to show their collective anger with the country’s political situation by joining “Black Monday” on Monday 3 April. The call for action was sparked by the President Jacob Zuma’s reshuffle of the cabinet, and in particular, the axing of finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy. There’s been widespread anger that a number of underperforming ministers were retained in their positions. […]

2 April 2017

Local

‘Choose between Zuma or country’: SACP dares ANC

The South African Communist Party has dropped a bombshell on its alliance partner the African National Congress, calling on the governing party to choose between the country and, the wealthy and politically connected Gupta family. This comes as President Jacob Zuma’s decision to reshuffle his Cabinet on Thursday has been widely criticised, even from within the ANC and its alliance partners. Speaking at the memorial service for anti-apartheid stalwart Ahmed […]

2 April 2017

Local

Isolated Zuma faces revolt over Pravin Gordhan’s axing

President Jacob Zuma is becoming increasingly isolated as his deputy, senior ANC figures, and alliance partners lead an open rebellion against his latest cabinet reshuffle. Nationwide mass protests, some organised by political formations allied to the ANC, are being planned to pressure Zuma to step down. Opposition parties the DA and the EFF are banking on a fractured ANC caucus in parliament as they push for a no confidence motion […]

2 April 2017

Local

High Court dismisses DA bid to halt Cabinet reshuffle

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the Democratic Alliance's bid to have the swearing in of President Jacob Zuma's new Cabinet ministers interdicted. Judge Owen Rogers ruled that the DA did not present a strong enough case based on facts for the court to intervene in the President's prerogative to select his own Cabinet. The DA's advocate Anton Katz tried to argue that the party's motion of confidence in […]

31 March 2017

Local

Allegations against myself and Jonas are sickening: Gordhan

Outgoing Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas have slammed allegations contained in a dubious intelligence report which said they had a secret meeting during a roadshow abroad, in an attempt to undermine the country and its economy. Gordhan also warned South Africans to "connect the dots" when it came to certain events and happenings, in order to see the bigger picture. He and Jonas addressed the […]

31 March 2017

Jacob Zuma

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