Vice President Paul Mashatile has been in the crosshairs of late - not least of all because his VIP Protection officers assaulted unarmed civilians. BizNews now takes a look at his ascendency to power. Veteran Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) politician Jack Bloom gives his take on Mashatile’s talent as an “internal” politician, his lack of “external” political achievement, his ambitious climb of the rungs of power, as well as the persistent allegations about his lavish lifestyle, his “fishy” associates, and the ‘Alex Mafia’. Bloom says if everything that's been alleged about Mashatile is true, he was a pioneer of State Capture. - Chris Steyn
Video production by Patrick Kidd
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introductions
00:34 - Jack Bloom on Paul Mashatile's early political days in Gauteng
06:23 - On Mashatile's ascension to Deputy President
07:36 - On Mashatile's response to allegations made by News24
10:30 - On what kind of President Mashatile would be
11:52 - Concludes
5 июл 2023