The Reshuffle & the Russian Deal

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The one that stabs you, while he laughs with you... no, this is not Justice Malala, but rather Jacob Zuma, the fiery subject of this week's Burning Platform brought to you by Nando's. The cabinet reshuffle shows the urgency of the nuclear deal with Russia, with many believing that Zuma is running out of time to deliver on this. Will the SACP take action after the Blade Nzimande snub? Will Cyril Ramaphosa be the next to get fired? If anybody knows what will happen next, it is Justice.

19 Oct 2017 English South Africa Politics · News Various

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