Friends, advisors and rogues: who does Zuma turn to for advice?

The spectacular bungling of the axing of Nhlanhla Nene and his ill-fated replacement by the unknown David van Rooyen raises the question many have been asking: to whom does President Jacob Zuma turn for advice? Sibusiso Ngalwa looks at the characters who are said to have the president's ear, some of them for their own needs LAKELA KAUNDA (Chief operations officer, the Presidency)Kaunda has a long-standing relationship with President Jacob Zuma and is considered his most trusted aide.