A seat on the bench for Busisiwe

Speaking of those whose fortunes have taken a turn for the worse since the New Dawn dawned, Zuma protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found her circle of friends dwindling rapidly after Baba kaD retired to Nkandla. When the courts are not overturning her absurd recommendations, parliament is discussing the possibility of impeaching her.

This week, at the memorial service for environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa, Mkhwebane found herself in rather a spot of bother. She was allocated a seat between chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke. She looked so traumatised, you would think the justices were delivering a scathing ruling on one of her poorly prepared reports.