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Weekly Update – 1st August 2025Mashatile Under Fire You know that the succession race in the ANC has begun because current Deputy President Paul Mashatile is in the cross hairs for his dodgy dealings. Let’s be clear, the ANC never leaks corruption information until they want to use it to get rid of someone. What we are seeing now is the same playbook that Thabo Mbeki used unsuccessfully against Jacob Zuma in the build up to the ANC’s infamous 2007 elective congress held in Polokwane. This playbook was dusted off and used by Cyril Ramaphosa once again, in the build…

These Are Not Serious People! “These are not serious people”, this phrase was made popular in the TV show Succession. It is time for us to admit that the ANC are not serious people. They are not serious about governance, they are not serious about the economy, they are not serious about accountability, they are not serious about service delivery, they are not serious about law and order. They are only serious about clinging to power and stealing money. For the other 65 million citizens, they couldn’t give a damn. The latest proof of the ANC’s lack of seriousness has…

Why The National Dialogue Matters The announcement by John Steenhuisen, that the Democratic Alliance will not be participating in the so called “National Dialogue” was met with two responses. Many commentators gave it a big “so what?”, as this National Dialogue seems like an overpriced talk-shop which will not achieve anything as all the country’s problems are very well known.  It has been the second response that has interested me. President Cyril Ramaphosa who usually takes weeks to make any decisions on anything, interrupted a press briefing with the President of Austria to attack the DA’s decision.  • He accused…

SOUTH AFRICA’S CHOICE: ASIA OR SOUTH AMERICA The general election of 2024 was South Africa’s true Rubicon moment. I am not sure that we realise how important the outcome was for the future of the country. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, it was the “end of the beginning” of the New South Africa. The majority of South African voters said, loud and clear, that they had had enough of the liberation movement and that they would no longer vote on emotion. This was a massive statement by the people. Perhaps the gravity of the moment was hidden by the formation of…