The grass isn’t greener on the other side of politics

While money makes the world go round, it wasn’t so much for Musk this week

08 June 2025 - 00:00

It doesn’t seem to matter how often it’s repeated, because many of us continue to believe that the grass is greener elsewhere. This is what got Floyd Shivambu to ditch his cushy position as EFF deputy president to join the MK Party led by former president Jacob Zuma...

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