Is Paul Mashatile, South Africa’s current deputy president, becoming a hollow man? Controversies surrounding his alleged corruption and lavish lifestyle are escalating, writes NatashaMarrian.
If Jacob Zuma, as South Africa’s most notorious deputy president, was the country’s bogeyman from the word go, is the incumbent, Paul “Spokes” Mashatile, emerging as its hollow man?
Mashatile, 61, who cut his teeth as a political activist in Gauteng’s Alexandra township in the 1980s, has been Cyril Ramaphosa’s deputy for less than five months, but he’s quickly packed in enough controversy to last years...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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