From Cabinet reshuffle to junk status in just 90 hours (M&G)

[Click here to read this message online.]( Free Edition 4 April 2017 [Mail & Guardian Logo]( [From Cabinet reshuffle to junk status in just 90 hours]( [National]( | [Lisa Steyn]( [Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's says President Jacob Zuma is to blame for South Africa being downgraded to junk status. (Gallo)]( Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's says President Jacob Zuma is to blame for South Africa being downgraded to junk status. (Gallo) The rand has continued to slide, reaching 13.67 to the dollar, an hour after news of the ratings downgrade broke. [South Africa is on a cliff edge – just as it was in 1985]( [Analysis]( | [Jannie Rossouw]( International banks and companies will be much more reluctant to make loans to SA entities now that the country's credit rating has been downgraded. [JSC recommends Zondo, Maya for new judicial posts]( [National]( | [Franny Rabkin]( The decisions were expected as both nominees were the only candidates nominated for their respective positions. [S&P downgrades South Africa's credit rating to junk status]( [National]( | [Staff Reporter]( The decision taken at an emergency meeting follows President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. [Justice Ray Zondo: Judges do not take chances with judicial independence]( [National]( | [Franny Rabkin]( Zondo is in the running for the deputy chief justice post and his interview was the first of several which will be held this week. ['We can’t accept the new HIV, TB plan' - Treatment Action Campaign]( [Bhekisisa Opinion]( | [Anele Yawa]( The country's strongest HIV lobby group won't back South Africa's HIV and TB plan just yet. Here are their demands. [Festival where the music's hot and all that jazz]( [Music]( | [Kwanele Sosibo]( The Cape Town Jazz Festival needn't rely on vibe and, even though some stages are a sonic nightmare, the music carries the event. [Golden opportunity for JSC to take major step in gender justice]( [Opinion]( | [Mateenah Hunter]( South Africa has never had a woman permanently appointed as chief justice or deputy chief justice. Premium content from M&G's Daily Edition: [Just how far can South Africa's courts reach?]( [Columnists]( | [Serjeant at the Bar]( The courts are increasingly turned to because of Parliament’s failures and the political mess. [Shuffling to a standstill: A Caucasian's protest]( [Columnists]( | [JS Smit]( My modus operandi these days is to sit still and let corruption take its course; to accept my fate at the hands of a dysfunctional government. [How SA jazz saved my spirituality]( [Music]( | [Vuyiswa Xekatwane]( I discovered that, for me, the genre is a blood-deep belief that links me to an ancient lineage. [Subscribe to access this content]( [Unsubscribe]( [View online]( [View PDF]( [Pause Subscription]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Update Profile]( • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 04-04-2017 [Mail & Guardian]( is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By [Mail & Guardian](