The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, On Tuesday the second part of the Zondo Commission Report was handed to the President. It is depressing reading and it only has to do with…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, A great deal has been written (and talked about) since Lindiwe Sisulu came out with her criticism not only of the Constitution but also of black…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, Zandile Christmas Mafe did something that Guy Fawkes couldn’t do. He brought the Houses of Parliament down. Our Parliament went up in smoke on Sunday night…
The Week That Was
| Gerald Potash | Hello again, On Tuesday Zuma was back in court and in fact won a leave to appeal from the High Court to appeal the decision that…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, Yesterday the High Court ruled that Jacob Zuma must go back to jail. Further the court ruled that the three months that JZ has spent careering…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, I certainly agree with Peter Bruce who wrote just more than a week ago that any self-respecting President would immediately resign or at least call a…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, No you’re not making a mistake. It’s not Thursday but this is the last of my newsletters for a few weeks. My plans have changed and…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, The horse-trading has begun. 66 municipalities are “hung” i.e. there are no outright winners to form the municipal councils and coalitions have become the new buzz-word…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, Here there is always plenty of political news and with the municipal elections just four days away the heat has been truly turned up. Then, as…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, Being a prospective councillor comes with life-threatening stresses. A few months ago a prospective councillor was shot dead in the Northern Province. Now an EFF prospect…