Who will Bell the Cat?

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Brace yourself, things are about to get heated as the country prepares itself for the upcoming State of the Nation. Gareth, Phumi and Kanthan discuss their thoughts around it. The SA Business Confidence Index has fallen in January, but what does this mean for the country? More change is coming as now, the ANC also believes members implicated in state capture should be dealt with swiftly. This leads to the team also looking at the PIC board saga, the EFF Manifesto launch and the return of Supra Mahumapelo, amongst other things. And on a bit of a tangent, has anyone seen Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma recently? Nando's · The Burning Platform
7 Feb 2019 English South Africa Politics · News

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