DM Weekly Wrap - Ace's family dealings dirtier than Cape's real estate market

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick]( Sunday, 14 July 2018 Story of the Week [Ace Magashule and new Free State premier’s families score cars, contracts in R300m government programme]( By Pieter-Louis Myburgh for Scorpio A brother and daughter of ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule and the sons of his successor as Free State premier, Sisi Ntombela, are among a group of politically connected contractors who scored big in a government development programme meant to uplift emerging businesspeople in the Free State. Take your leadership skills to the next level with one-on-one mindfulness-based leadership coaching. [Click here]( for more info. [Bo-Kaap: We will block BLOK and the City’s attempt to ransack our heritage]( It does not matter if developers use brute force, pretty pictures or weasel words in their attempts to take over Bo-Kaap. They and their enablers in the City will be met and bested. By Rabia Parker [Ghosts of Zuma and Conflicts of Interest lurk behind Jiba, Mrwebi SCA majority finding]( Former President Jacob Zuma’s rape trial as well as allegations of corruption related to the arms deal formed the unseen architecture around Tuesday’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) majority decision overturning a North Gauteng High Court ruling striking Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Nomgcobo Jiba, and NPA specialised commercial crimes head, Lawrence Mrwebi, from the roll of advocates. However, it’s not over yet for the two Zuma-era loyalists. By Marianne Thamm [Zuma’s new lawyer Mantsha was once struck off the roll, and later delivered Denel to the Guptas – basically, he’s ideal for the job]( Shocking but not surprising: former President Jacob Zuma has appointed a new attorney to represent him – a man who was once labelled dishonest by a court of law and found to have acted in a “deceitful manner”. Lungisani Daniel Mantsha is the new Michael Hulley, after Zuma fired his lawyer of 12 years. By Qaanitah Hunter [The Case Against Faith Muthambi, Zuma’s faithful soldier and guided missile]( Faith Muthambi, ANC MP, pops up across the country – in Cape Town where she serves on the parliamentary labour committee, in Durban for former president Jacob Zuma’s court appearances on the decade-old corruption, fraud and other charges, and at Tshwane when the ANC National Executive Committee meets. It’s as if the devastation of the SABC on her watch, misleading Parliament, supplying protected Cabinet information to the Guptas and the repeated delays of South Africa’s digital migration never happened. By Marianne Merten Help manage stress, pursue goals and personal growth for teams. [Click here]( to find out about mindfulness training for organisations. [Land & Race, EFF’s dizzying double political maelstrom]( The double album – a venerable pop musical milestone for any band that takes itself (too) seriously – signals artistic overreach, and is almost always followed by a creative meltdown. By Richard Poplak [Adv Dali Mpofu’s Threat: What the facts and the law say]( Last week Adv Dali Mpofu threatened to sue me if I did not delete an article critical of him which I had published on my Blog. (The article – like all others on this Blog – are also published on the Daily Maverick site.) I ignored the threat. It may perhaps be of interest to look again at the applicable facts and the law to show why I ignored it. By Pierre De Vos [A Monarchy that makes a Mockery of our Constitution]( There is no way that the Zulu Royal House or any other traditional leader should be allowed to dictate terms to the representatives of our constitutional democracy, which was bought at the price of blood and suffering. By Oscar Van Heerden Take your leadership skills to the next level with one-on-one mindfulness-based leadership coaching. [Click here]( for more info. [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( Copyright © 2018 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Daily Maverick First Thing subscriber list. [Getting too many emails from us? Manage your preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](