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I'm waiting to see how many ppl get prosecuted and land in jail in a reasonable amount of time after the Zondo commission. If they do not, just watch me. I will be organising the #TaxRevolt. I have tried the electoral route for years. Voters seem to like voting for corruption. https://t.co/WNvDpPKND1
— Helen Zille (@helenzille) January 26, 2019
What is your view on Western Cape premier Helen Zille's call for a tax revolt?
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Matters of debate
Splitting Eskom into three should ideally have been done earlier and in a calmer way, writes Peter Attard Montalto.
George Soros's gloomy predictions at Davos on the threat posed by China appeared rather paranoid and far fetched to Lukanyo Mnyanda.
Finding alpha
The long and the short of the markets
Sanlam chair Johan van Zyl has woven a tangled web by doubling as CEO of Patrice Motsepe’s Ubuntu-Botho.
SAA CEO Vuyani Jarana says commercial banks are still willing to extend credit to the loss-making state-owned airline.
Oh, very twitty
The lighter side of the web
Gotta say -- sounds like #Bosasa were very regular & reliable payers -- at least when it came to cash bribes... no 90 days nonsense on bribe payments 😂
— Rico Schacherl (@ricoschacherl) January 28, 2019
The problem of disinformation campaigns orchestrated by former journalists and public relations practitioners is the latest bombshell at the Zondo commission.
Very visual
Graph of the day
There were good reasons for the delegates at Davos to be so gloomy, writes Absa head of communications Songezo Zibi.
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