But please, no resurrection

Hogarth hears some are referring to the dinner for ANC leadership contenders recently hosted by the soon-tobe former No 1 as The Last Supper.

False smiles, overdone bonhomie and derisory calls for unity were the order of the day as uBaba kaDuduzane supped with his erstwhile apostles, all presumably needing long spoons.

As the daggers were momentarily exchanged for cutlery, one couldn’t help but wonder who would step up to take the role of Judas Iscariot.