Chickens Home To Roost

The Star front page (1st Edition) yesterday carried, in two articles, the most extraordinarily complete and concise exposition of the machinations of Penuell Maduna and Bulelani Nguka in relation to the Thint company, as well as Jacob Zuma (who was the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa) that has so far been seen by the CU. It comes as a consequence of the arrogance of these two, in concert with Vusi Pikoli and Leonard McCarthy, when they recently placed tendentious affidavits before a court of law. The result is exposure and reversal of fortune. The hunters have become the hunted. Especially Maduna. According to the rebuttal reported yesterday, Maduna double-crossed the Thint company so many times it is quite hard to count them. At the beginning Maduna used Tony Georgiades, F W de Klerk’s wife Elita’s former husband, as his go-between. Maduna demanded money, free travel, expenses, and time in London with his wife from Thint, and got these things. After the case that he had organised forced Schabir Shaik to sell his shareholding, Maduna tried to buy it. The man had no restraint or shame at all. Please read Jeremy Gordin’s lucid summary of this incredible story, that went on for so many years under the eyes of the press, while they ignored it, or, like the very same Star newspaper, became cheerleaders for the Maduna/Nguka party. It is linked below, with a separate article on the specific campaign against Jacob Zuma. Revelations seem to come in waves. For the first time in the eyes of the CU there is evidence of some substance in the so-called “hoax e-mail” case, also from the Star, and linked below. Up to now, the explanations of the Minister, Ronnie Kasrils, have always seemed sufficient to gain the benefit of any doubt in the matter. But now it is very clear that there was a government cover-up, and that Saki Macozoma (like Maduna, a previously untouchable rich person in the ANC) was allowed to interfere in state proceedings, and then left out of the subsequent investigation. The chickens are coming home to roost, and the geese are going to be cooked. Bourgeois class behaviour is generalised in the political literature. But like the atrocities of war, it always comes down to specific times, dates, places, acts done, witnesses, documents, pictures and other evidence. There are always individual perpetrators. The Durban judge in the Thint/Zuma case can bring a lot of the truth to the surface. More likely, he will abandon the case before any more comes out. There will be intimidation. There has been intimidation all along. But what was in the Star yesterday ought to be enough, even if the judge goes to sleep, to cook the geese. Booysens Hotel is where plots are supposed to be hatched, if we believe everything we read. If you fancy hanging out there with the “plotters”, here is an excuse: go there at 18h00 hours this evening. Listen to what is called worker poetry (from the USA), have some free light refreshments and/or avail yourself of the cash bar – and by all means report any plots you hear about back to the Communist University. See the linked notice for details. Zimabawe Solidarity Forum appears to be losing the services of Pamela Masiko and Richard Smith. Since it is not a constitutional mass democratic organisation, it is hard to imagine what it can do. Somebody’s friend of a friend will be suggested and nodded through by the stakeholders, presumably. Let us hope it all turns out for the best. There is a press conference in Randfontein for the Merafong (Khutsong) campaign against exclusion, today at 11h00 (West Rand municipal offices). SATAWU campaigning for cleaners continues, with the support of COSATU and affiliates. Details of specific actions will be relayed when known. Click on these links: Zuma, Thint fight back, Jeremy Gordin, The Star (850 words) Banished to political purgatory, Zuma, Oellermann, The Star (531 words) Hoax e-mail probe draws scathing report, Angela Quintal, The Star (614 words) Flyer for Worker Poetry, 18h00, Booysens Hotel, 060824 (notice) Zim Solidarity Forum at CSVR 09h30, Braamfontein, 060831 (notice)