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Wonkie thinks Mr Zuma will surprise the country with his choices and positively so. Despite all odds Mr Zuma has ascended to the top job in South Africa and that is no feat to be scoffed at – he is a shrewd politician. One can only hope that the decisions he makes now are sincerely motivated by what is best for South Africa and not what is best for his pals.

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Trevor Manuel announced last week that a rethink of Black Economic Empowerment was required. His sentiments were echoed by ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa in a separate statement where he acknowledged that mistakes were made on BEE and in public service. Wonkie hopes that more is done during the ANC’s next term than the “lets address [...]

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We’re nearing closing time for this year at Wonkie.com and thought we’d sum up by our commentary by including our nominations for the top theme songs for South African politicians. Please add your suggestions or amendments in the comments section below! Other songs also nominated by the team were: Ace Magashule: Jesus he knows me [...]

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It’s great to see Tito buiding his career and progressing through the ranks. Wonkie wonders how far he is from that IMF job he’s rumoured to be gunning for. It is interesting that Mervyn King, Tito Boweni’s equivalent in the UK was recently reported by the Telegraph as having turned down a substantial salary increase [...]