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President Jacob Zuma (File, Netwerk24)
President Jacob Zuma (File, Netwerk24)

So the politician formerly known as Cyril the Cautious has at last decided to put on his boxing gloves and take his boss head-on. The game has just changed.

Jacob Zuma must have known that firing Pravin Gordhan unceremoniously would have triggered fierce public opposition and anger in his party.

But he couldn’t have foreseen the succession of events we’re experiencing right now.

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