The last standing Riviona trialist – a man of great humour, compassion, passion for the ANC, and who believed the secret to a successful marriage was having sex three times a week – was buried in Soweto yesterday. The end of an iconic chapter in history pages splattered with blood, sacrifice and hope.

Speakers at the funeral of Andrew Mlangeni – former president Thabo Mbeki and businessman Malose Kekana – did not hold back on what they believed to be a non-negotiable if the legacy of Mlangeni was to be preserved: the eradication of corruption by the ANC and the revival of the party’s revolutionary conscious.

In a week during which the IMF has gambled with its money and granted SA in excess of R70bn, reports unearthing alleged tenders for pals are doing the rounds. In the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, funds needed to, quite literally, save lives have been handed over to recently established companies with no prior experience in the production of personal protective equipment...