Herman Mashaba

Can Gordhan’s Black Knight survive the repeated attacks?
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Can Gordhan’s Black Knight survive the repeated attacks?

African National Congress (ANC), Finance, Parliament, Pravin Gordhan, South African Politics

Can Gordhan’s Black Knight survive the repeated attacks?

There is merriment on social media, writes Tony Leon, but Zuma is in a deadly serious battle for the economy as he shrugs off election losses and takes SOEs under his control. Memes - those social media images that go viral on the internet - were in overdrive this week to herald the improbable trifecta [...]

By Tony Leon|2016-08-30T12:40:24+00:00August 28th, 2016|African National Congress (ANC), Finance, Parliament, Pravin Gordhan, South African Politics|0 Comments

Herman Mashaba: Most vulnerable at the moment of his greatest triumph
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Herman Mashaba: Most vulnerable at the moment of his greatest triumph

African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance, Elections, Herman Mashaba, Mmusi Maimane

Herman Mashaba: Most vulnerable at the moment of his greatest triumph

Jacob Zuma once famously blamed Jan van Riebeeck for creating South Africa's problems. On Monday, the nation watched a chaotic marathon meeting where the most glittering metro prize of all, Johannesburg, slipped from the ANC's grasp. Now the president can go even further back in our colonial history to cast about for his party's woes. [...]