South Africa

Nene dispute hides a profound SA malady: the economy

10 October 2018 - 08:00 By tony leon
Tony Leon Columnist
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Nhlanhla Nene, the minister of finance, testifies at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture in Parktown, Johannesburg on October 3 2018.
Nhlanhla Nene, the minister of finance, testifies at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture in Parktown, Johannesburg on October 3 2018.
Image: Thapelo Morebudi

Nearly 100 years ago Danish physicist and philosopher Niels Bohr wrote: “The opposite of a fact is a falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may be another profound truth.”

These past five days in South Africa, and the swirling controversy around former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, have provided an updated example of Bohr’s original observation.

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