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S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Was a criminal syndicate on the way to seize control of the government?
Testimony at two probes raises alarming questions over funding of candidates’ campaigns for internal party positions, writes S'thembiso Msomi
Ministers, DGs and the 'baas-boy' problem
The directors-general of government departments rank as CEOs but are not treated as such by their political masters, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
Friend or foe? – An uncomradely falling out
The ANC and the SACP share a long history, but it had a rocky start and could have an equally rocky ending, writes S’thembiso Msomi.
Haven't our top cops learnt any lessons from Jackie Selebi's fall?
Allegations of murky connections between police bosses and accused criminals raise troubling questions, writes S'thembiso Msomi
Murderer's confession implicates cops
Chilling account of a political assassination lends new significance to KZN police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s claims about links between the criminal underworld, bent politicians and corrupt police, writes S'thembiso Msomi
The ‘Cat’: from teacher to ANC kingmaker
Credited with rescuing South Africa from falling over a precipice, the former deputy president wasn’t always a hero, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
A charter not honoured in its hometown
Kliptown is famous as the birthplace of the Freedom Charter, but few of the ringing clauses in it have taken root in the township, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
June 16: none but ourselves
Self-serving leaders have been taking the credit for the historic 1976 youth uprising, but in truth it was ordinary South Africans who liberated themselves, paving the way for democracy in 1994, writes S'thembiso Msomi.
BEE under attack
With SA's policies designed to redress racial injustices drawing international attention, S'thembiso Msomi assesses the debate
