Paddy Harper ruminates for us on a Monday, rather than Thursday

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Tue 10 Oct   [Ron Derby] One of the true gems of the Mail & Guardian is our senior political writer, Paddy Harper, and this week I asked that opinion about our former chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, and his pre-ordained and divine right to become president of the country. A path, he believes, that will come without a single vote being cast or as some of our fellow countries in West Africa, a coup d’etat. Normally, Paddy puts his musings together on Thursday, but I thought we simply couldn’t wait that long. Do read his piece on Mogoeng, a chief justice thought to be friendly to former president Jacob Zuma, but who surprised us all by his damning judgements on his administration. Ron Derby | Editor-in-Chief [@Ronderby]( ADVERTISEMENT [Mo Miracles calls divine intervention – or insurrection – and says God is giving him the presidency]( Did God send Mogoeng a WhatsApp, or did He use a burning bush? [// Read more]( [Eskom chair Mpho Makwana to step down end of October, Gordhan says]( Makwana’s resignation comes hours after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the country was not yet ‘out of the woods’ in terms of load-shedding [// Read more]( [South Africa willing to facilitate peace in Israel-Hamas war]( Pretoria does not believe its disparate views on the conflict will affect relations with the US [// Read more]( Recommended Reads [Meyiwa trial: Defence accuses state of holding back information]( Advocate Zandile Mshololo tells the court that the defence must be furnished with evidence before the state calls a new witness [// Read more]( [Ramokgopa: Eskom making strides in cutting load-shedding]( The power utility is aiming to ensure there are no power cuts during the day and a maximum of level four from the late afternoons this week [// Read more]( [Resistance is dignity … The 7th October Palestinian uprising]( To call the conflict “terrorism” highlights a bias in Western-centred reporting [// Read more]( [Fault line cuts Somaliland’s quest for nationhood]( The Las Anod conflict complicates the mission for true independence from Somalia [// Read more]( [‘Convenient democrats’ want to review the composition of the JSC]( The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical [// Read more]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa