Columns 9.8.2020 10:24 am

Batohi needs just one big rabbit

Concentrate all efforts onto one of the easier targets, such as the Estina dairy project. Just a single win will make a huge difference.

The only rival to President Cyril Ramaphosa in the national damp squib stakes is National Prosecuting Authority chief Shamila Batohi.

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