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Posted inNews/Politics

Why we still care about Zuma, and why we must get over him

Ian Siebörger by Ian Siebörger 15 September 20215 October 2021

Zuma has become symbol of South Africa’s deep-seated problems but, if we are to move on, we must lose our obsession with him

Posted inNews/Politics

Zuma is playing for time, a privilege of the powerful and wealthy

by Casper Lӧtter 29 April 202130 April 2021

People with the means to employ the best legal minds to plot a course through the labyrinth of legalese can milk the system’s preponderance for fairness

Posted inNews/Politics

Zuma’s mollycoddling is justified criminologically, but not the damage he did to the country

by Casper Lӧtter 15 March 202115 March 2021

The attempts of the ANC’s top six to convince the former president to attend the Zondo hearings is a good example of an integrative shaming measure

Posted inBusiness

Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?

Osahon Akpata by Osahon Akpata 1 March 20211 March 2021

The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa

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Resilience after blowing the whistle

by Athol Williams 20 January 202120 January 2021

Success demands effort, but specifically effort expended on the right ventures for the right reasons — this is worth remembering when times are hard, such as when I blew the whistle on my employer for withholding information relevant to the state capture enquiry

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The Zumas vs Zondo: a family drama?

Ian Siebörger by Ian Siebörger 11 November 202011 November 2020

The framing of Jacob Zuma’s attempts to have Raymond Zondo recuse himself because of a tenuous family connection can distract us from the state capture commission’s main objective: uncovering the truth about corruption

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