It was because of newspapers, and the media, that Zuma was put in a position in which he eventually had to act this week. Now would be a good time to evaluate how the battle between hacks (like us) and politicians (like Zuma) is going. Who is really winning this battle in the field of public opinion?
It was that incredible team of Stephan Hofstatter and Mzilikazi wa Afrika [disclaimer: Grootes is a personal friend of Hofstatter] that on 1 August last year first broke the news that National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele had been personally involved in arranging the deal for a new police headquarters with Roux Shabangu. Fourteen months later Cele is suspended, and Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde is no longer with us as Public Works minister.
And it's not a story that's necessarily dead yet; the political ramifications of Cele's suspension could linger on for a while.
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