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SA’s number one VVIP deserves an upgrade

William Saunderson-Meyer by William Saunderson-Meyer 16 May 20163 June 2016

The department of defence has an irrevocable obligation to buy what its minister describes as “a VVIP” jet. That means an aircraft for a Very Very Important Person. But jump to no conclusions as to who this VVIP is. It is not the man who is referred to by his scurrying minions as “Number one”. […]

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Reshuffling: Zuma missed the jokers

Isaac Mangena by Isaac Mangena 14 June 201214 June 2012

They say in every war there are casualties, and it would seem President Jacob Zuma has gone to war far too many times, leaving a trail of body bags in his wake. This week the man from Nkandla caught many, including those in the ruling party, by surprise when he announced a cabinet reshuffle at […]

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