In a wide-ranging interview with Eyewitness News this week, long-standing ANC member Mac Maharaj placed the blame for some of the ANC’s current problems on careerism which he said seeped into the party post-1994.
In a sit-down interview with African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Mac Maharaj, Eyewitness News raised the issue of the party's renewal, to which the former spokesperson for former President Jacob Zuma insisted that if the party did not renew itself then it would deserve to go into the dustbins of history. The party is hosting its 110th anniversary on 8 January at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. #ANC #January8 #MacMaharaj
While Maharaj refused to speculate on the motives behind the fire, he raised concerns over the maintenance of infrastructure in the country.
Mac Maharaj, in a wide-ranging sit-down with Eyewitness News, said that the outcomes of the commission spearheaded by Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo presented an opportunity to create a culture of accountability.
Eyewitness News conducted a sit-down interview with Mac Maharaj, ANC stalwart and the former spokesperson for former President Jacob Zuma, where he took the chance to laud the Zondo Commission as a critical investment in the efforts to sustain democracy in South Africa. He said he was looking forward to what the report would bring after the commission’s chair handed the first part to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 January 2022. Maharaj also highlighted that while the report focused on an era deemed as a tragic time for governance, people should never forget that the genesis of this was from an earlier time. #StateCapture #StateCaptureReport #ZondoCommission
Struggle stalwart Mac Maharaj said that there were two sides to FW de Klerk's legacy and he would be remembered for both.
Today, just a handful of the leaders who led the fight against apartheid are still around to bear witness. Here are portraits of the most notable survivors.
Thuli Madonsela penned the report, which led to the establishment of the commission of inquiry into state capture following claims that close associates of the then president were at the heart of grand scale looting of the country's state-owned enterprises.
African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Mac Maharaj described the icon as a man of immense sensitivity with a deep sense of humanity and love for the people of this continent, as well as the cause of freedom, further describing him as a servant to all.
The gag order related to confidential disclosures Maharaj had made to the NPA and during which he allegedly lied.
Former Presidential Spokesperson and advisor to President Jacob Zuma, Mac Maharaj, chats to 702’s John Robbie about this prestigious milestone.
Mac Maharaj says South Africa is going through changes that are also happening around the world.
Former Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj says Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela & Oliver Tambo understood that it’s one thing to criticise & another to bring about change. Listen as he discusses the legacy of freedom.
Judith February says Mac Maharaj may not be the only ANC member feeling uncomfortable with the Nkandla excess.
Mac Maharaj reportedly said Jacob Zuma told him he refused to prepare himself to pay back the money.
Maharaj underwent surgery after leaving the presidency following his 80th birthday.
The Presidency said he was suffering from complications arising from the operation.
The presidential spokesperson was admitted to hospital last week.
