EDITOR’S NOTE

IF YOU haven’t yet woken up and smelt the coffee you are not, as they say, with it. Business tycoon Cyril Ramaphosa certainly has, but some ANCYL members think he has jumped on the bandwagon of radical economic transformation for obvious reasons.

Clearly, we are in a fullswing electioneering period.

And with the French going to the polls today will we see another Trump-like result? What will that mean for the euro and the global economy?

An analyst is betting on a Marine Le Pen win (page 8).

In Great Britain things have suddenly become very interesting after Prime Minister Theresa May’s snap election call (page 9). Will the Brexiteers, the class warriors or the Scots prevail?

There’s a book out about the infamous Guptas. “The Republic of Gupta” is not just about so-called state capture but also deals with the powerful family’s swing at SA cricket and Sahara Computers’ relationship with “brand ambassador” Graeme Smith.

Was that all cricket? You decide (see page 16).

If you’re worried about the global rise of right-wing nationalism, don’t skip the piece based on an interview with a former head of MI6. Imraan Buccus gives us his view on related issues closer to home (page 17).

Our big issue this week is around man of the moment Malusi Gigaba. A businesswoman considers the many significant goals the finance minister has scored in politics while Alan Dunn, a former editor of this newspaper, writes about the avoidable own goal scored this week via Prof Chris Malikane.

Are people occupying special spaces like Malikane entitled to free speech? You decide.