As always, much is happening in SA – Ahmed Timol inquest, build-up to the ANC Policy Conference (aka election conference) and the Chamber of Mines challenges the new Mining Charter in court. For the poor, nothing changes…
27 June 2017 – The Strip Search
Strippers arrive to entertain in-mates in a Johannesburg prison, apparently as part of youth day celebrations…
26 June 2017 – Lynne Brown Sweeps…
Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown announces a new Eskom Board – one of the Gupta-linked board members is fired, but not everyone remaining appears squeaky clean…
23 June 2017 – Two Guys and the secret ballot
The Constitutional Court rules that the speaker of parliament, Baleka Mbete, is legally entitled to call a secret ballot. And an acting CEO is appointed to Eskom. Again.
22 June 2017 – The clean post-mortem
Director General of the National Health Department, Malebona Precious Matsoso, confirmed to a Gauteng provincial committee that drivers and cleaners have performed post-mortems in Gauteng.
21 June 2017 – Cyril the Co-Pilot
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa tells an audience that as the co-pilot, he is now ready to be captain
20 June 2017 – BULLSEYE!!
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane issues her report on the Bankcorp rescue, finding that ABSA needs to repay R1b to the government and that the SARB needs to change its mandate – which requires a constitutional change. Meanwhile, the silence on the Guptaleaks is deafening…
