In a campaign speech to support her bid for the presidency, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says that she will do for South Africa what she did for the African Union while she was president of the Union. Cue internet memes…
17 August 2017 – Bob’s Bodyguards
Robert Mugabe arrives in South Africa as Grace Mugabe’s lawyers ask for diplomatic immunity against assault charges. A charge of assault was laid against her this week and she missed a court appearance
16 August 2017 – Tarnishing an Image
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is heavily criticised in a judgement overturning her finding that the South African Reserve Bank must change its constitutional mandate
15 August 2017 – Backed into a corner
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un both back down on the same day – Trump eventually makes a clear statement about white supremacists, and Kim announced he would hold off on a planned missile strike in Guam
14 August 2017 – Trump’s Buttons
President Trump is criticised for not specifically condemning white supremacists after the Charlottesville attack
11 August 2017 – Two Guys and the voters with no confidence
The impact of the ANC support for President Zuma in the vote of no confidence this week is likely to be felt in the 2019 general elections
10 August 2017 – Women’s Day: What they say
South Africa celebrated Women’s Day, days after deputy minister of education Mduduzi Manana admitted to hitting a woman. He is expected to appear in court today. He remains a member of President Zuma’s cabinet…
