Crooners and companions

30 July 2023 - 00:00 By Hogarth

African heads of state this week flew to Russia to provide companionship to that isolated godfather of oligarchs, Vladimir Putin. The 17 or so heads of state  went while one Jacob Zuma, erstwhile president of Gupta-Mzansi, was  there for his meds. Hogarth wondered if  this wasn’t the opportune moment for the Nkandla Crooner to finally “introduce” McBufallo to the African heads of state —  as he said he  wanted to do when he was unceremoniously kicked out of office on Valentine’s Day, 2018...

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