Ferial Haffajee

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

This magnificent anthology will surely emerge as one of the best books out of South Africa this year, if not this decade. I read The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction over a weekend, submerging myself in a well-curated set of non-fiction essays with excerpts from graphic novels added to the middle. It was like being in a hot tub at the edge of a beautiful forest.  This is no exaggeration.  Don't want to see this?

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Limakatso Moorosi, Iqbal Sharma, Ronica Ragavan and Dinesh Patel appear at the Free State Division of the High Court in Bloemfontein on 23 January 2023. (Photo: Gallo Images / Volksblad / Mlungisi Louw) In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned the 2023 acquittals of Gupta lieutenant Iqbal Sharma, Gupta-linked executive Ronica Ragavan, and senior Free State government officials in the R24.9m Nulane fraud case. The court found multiple legal errors...

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

PARTY RENEWAL?   Former public enterprises minister Lynne Brown was deeply implicated in enabling Gupta-linked State Capture.

2 weeks ago | namibian.com.na | Ferial Haffajee

Zille told Daily Maverick that she would decide whether to apply to run for Johannesburg mayor by next week, as candidates who want to be considered have an application deadline of 15 June. DA federal chair Helen Zille is seriously considering a dramatic return to frontline politics as Johannesburg mayor. This comes after three high-profile candidates, most from business, turned down the party’s approach to throw their hats into the ring to lead the party’s Johannesburg campaign.

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ferial Haffajee

Zille told Daily Maverick that she would decide whether to apply to run for Johannesburg mayor by next week, as candidates who want to be considered have an application deadline of 15 June. DA federal chair Helen Zille is seriously considering a dramatic return to frontline politics as Johannesburg mayor. This comes after three high-profile candidates, most from business, turned down the party’s approach to throw their hats into the ring to lead the party’s Johannesburg campaign.