TOM EATON | Manyi proves (yet again) he’s the gift that keeps on giving

Manyi’s tweet that was, then wasn’t, shows that there is pretty much nothing he wouldn’t do for Zuma

04 July 2025 - 04:30

I know that I write about Mzwanele Manyi quite often — perhaps too often, given how little influence he’s had in local politics for the last many years. But on a purely comedic level the man is the gift that keeps on giving — and on Thursday he delivered again, this time with an online panic that was pure French farce...

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