By BO Staff Writer The newly appointed Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, has distanced himself from radical comments made by his advisor, Professor Chris Malikane, in an opinion piece he penned recently. The wrote the following statement to appeal to the minister to listen to the prudent advise of Prof Malikane. Read the full statement below: …
By BO Staff Writer The first direct open call by white capital for Zuma to go was made by Johann Rupert, the second wealthiest man in South Africa. Johann Rupert is also known as the Stellenbosch Mafia. This call has now been joined by the Oppenheimer family through its proxy, Sipho Pityana, who is Chairperson …
Featured Image: Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi, pictured in Rome in 2009. Photo: Max Rossi/Reuters by Tatenda Gwaambuka The recent Hillary Clinton email leaks have opened a can of worms everywhere including in Africa. Wikileaks released an unclassified U.S. Department of State document emailed to Clinton, dated April 2, 2011. Sidney Blumenthal, the sender of the email confirmed what the world …
By Pinky Khoabane There’s perhaps no clearer example of capitalists’ use of economic power to muzzle opponents than the decisions by financial institutions and an auditing firm to cut ties with investment company, Oakbay Resources and Energy which, until last friday was owned by the Gupta family. In the past week, ABSA, FNB and KPMG …
