The goal of Operation Vula was to secure a connection between the ANC’s exile headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, and important figures like Mac Maharaj and Charles Nqakula in South Africa.
Long-serving ANC stalwart Mac Maharaj is set to bow out of South African politics at the end of the month. So, who will be the next presidential spokesperson then?
Oh how we laughed – Jacob Zuma and the Presidency of South Africa pulled off their own April Fools’ prank yesterday and some people weren’t too impressed.
A special meeting of the provincial general council in East London on Monday held that the ANC’s economic transformation commission supported a proposal where taxpayers should only have to support the President’s first wife. Delegates at the commission said: What was made clear during the discussions was that, as taxpayers, we cannot afford to continue […]
New evidence has surfaced linking the kickbacks from a contract to provide new drivers licenses in the 1990’s to Mac Maharaj and his wife Zarina. Maharaj’s sister-in-law, Sherine Carim, can confirm a secret Swiss bank account, opened by Zarina, into which these kickbacks were paid. Thales, a multinational company wired the money to a Swiss […]
Yesterday the presidency dropped their lawsuit against cartoonist Jonathan “Zapiro” Shapiro and the Sunday Times over the “Lady Justice” cartoon (pic above). Jacob Zuma initially wanted R5m, but the amount was later reduced to R4m. He subsequently dropped the charge of impairment of dignity and further reduced the amount to R100 000 for defamation and an unconditional apology, before dropping the case entirely.