SA politics blockbuster

THE political intrigue that is playing out in South Africa must spice up the creative genius and imagination of international script writers, film producers and directors who dream of an epoch-making international blockbuster.

The flushing out of the Gupta hierarchy email revelations is the culmination of Jacob Zuma’s journey which started with the arms deal saga, then moved on to the spy tapes and eventually graduated to the Nkandla scandal and the Constitutional Court ruling.

Caught in the accelerating tempest of betrayal, lies and secrecy, the stains of scandal grew darker with the axing of finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy.

Not since the 1978 Information Scandal when six remarkable days in September changed the course of history has our country experienced such conspiracy in the upper echelons of power.

The main actors then were Eschel Rhoodie, BJ Vorster, Connie Mulder, Pik Botha, PW Botha, Alwyn Schlebusch and Louis Luyt. At the last cabinet meeting before resigning, Vorster told his ministers about the Information Scandal.

Movie-makers would peer into the dim interiors of going-ons of the kingmakers, in this instance the wealthy Gupta family and how they manipulated the state capture.

An international cast would do justice to an epic production.

The Indo-African collusion would obviously require a star-studded line-up of Western and Bollywood actors. Since Zuma is a singer and dancer, the film should incorporate the glitz and glamour of Bollywood song and dance routines.

Interestingly, a tell-all documentary, 204: Getting Away With Murder is due to be aired shortly. Here you will get a glimpse of Mikey Schultz, confessing to the murder of Brett Kebble. KEVIN GOVENDER

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