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The problem for Jacob Zuma’s political theology is that far too many members of South Africa’s ruling ANC have been experiencing a dramatic loss of faith in a party they see as no longer righteous.
South Africa’s end of term report at the helm of the Open Government Partnership shows that it failed to meet key targets it set for itself. But it also shows improvements in some areas.
After two decades of political dominance, the electoral performance of the ANC is at its lowest since it became the governing party of South Africa in 1994. But is the party really unraveling?
The South African economy stands to benefit if the country’s president steps aside because he has had a destructive economic impact.
It is common to reduce the politics of the ANC to a battle between personalities. A closer look suggest that this is a fight between two factions, both of them products of trends in the economy.
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There are people who will do everything to hang on to their high paying jobs in government entities, even when odds seem stacked against them. For former South African Revenue Services (SARS) Commissioner, Oupa Magashula, instead of fighting his premature departure from his previous post through legal means, he diverted his efforts towards entrepreneurship. And, thus far, the results are encouraging.
While his previous post involved ensuring that SARS had claimed every penny from registered tax payers, his current calling involves manufacturing smartphones and tablets under the brand name of Mint. Magashula’s company, Mint owns 75% of Boksburg based CZ Electronics.
CZ Electronics’ smartphone range include a basic 3G phone for low ijncome earners and another with a 8G storage targeted at the middle class.
The company is in a health financial position. Last year, it made a profit of R85 million last year. Bullish about future growth prospects, Magashula says: “If the brand captur
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Newsletter.
Appointment of a new Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Cabinet today announced the appointment of Mr Oupa Magashule (47) as the new SARS Commissioner. Magashule has been the Acting SARS Commissioner since 12 May 2009 when Mr Pravin Gordhan was appointed as South Africa's new Minister of Finance.
About Oupa George Magashule
He has been with SARS since 2006 when he was appointed as the head of Human Resources and Corporate Services and served on the SARS executive committee. He later took charge of an operational division within SARS responsible for contact centres, processing centres and delivery enablement.
Prior to SARS, he was HR Director at Telkom. In the early eighties he worked as a trade unionist. In 1991 he completed a BSc (Oceanography and Chemistry) at the University of Cape Town and later completed business management courses at the UCT Business School. He has worked in the private sector both in operations and HR - Nampak, Sun