What poison is at the heart of Mabuza’s Russian riddle?

16 November 2018 - 08:00
By Tom Eaton
David Mabuza is one of the favourites.
Image: Masi Losi David Mabuza is one of the favourites.

Russia, wrote Winston Churchill, “is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”.

But Russia is an open book compared to the riddle, wrapped in denials, inside the cloud of smoke that is deputy president David Mabuza’s relationship with Moscow.