Ramaphosa knew what he was doing firing Whitfield
Leaving the GNU now might improve his standing in a DA largely disenchanted with the GNU
29 June 2025 - 00:00
On balance, in the theatre of the absurd surrounding the sacking of the DA’s Andrew Whitfield as deputy minister of trade, industry & competition on Wednesday by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the DA comes off as the slightly more ridiculous. But it is marginal...
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