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Flights of fancy: While Shpeherd Bushiri and Jacob Zuma, both up on charges of corruption, do not want to face the music, the rest of South Africa has to face a locked-down festive season. (Photo by Jeff Pachoud/AFP)
CHIPILIRO GAMA

Masterclasses in duck-and-dive

You didn’t need to be a genius or a prophet to predict that Bushiri would run or that Zuma would stall

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Pastor Shepherd Bushiri (right) and his wife, Mary Bushiri, are facing charges of fraud and money-laundering. (Emmanuel Croset/AFP)
AARON MOTSOALEDI

Motsoaledi blames ‘porous’ and ‘rotten’ borders for Bushiris’ escape

Home affairs minister admits South Africa has weak borders, and that the Bushiris had 10 passports between them

  • Khaya Koko
6 min read
Pastor Shepherd Bushiri (right) and his wife, Mary Bushiri, are facing charges of fraud and money-laundering. (Emmanuel Croset/AFP)
ACE MAGASHULE

In terms of future-telling failures, this is a Major One

Bushiri knows how to pull a crowd. Ace knows a ponzi scheme. Paddy Harper predicts that a new prophet may profit at Luthuli House

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read