Publication	Business Day
Date	2013-01-10
Reporter	Setumo Stone
Web Link	www.bday.co.za

Mac Maharaj
Picture: Thembinkosi Dwayisa

THE planned launch of a book on the African National Congress was scrapped on Thursday after Presidency spokesman Mac Maharaj failed to complete his part of the book on time.

While his co-author and fellow ANC stalwart Pallo Jordan had "long" finished his part, Mr Maharaj failed to meet his deadline and, as a result, the planned launch of the book project on Thursday in KwaZulu-Natal had to be scrapped.

The ANC commissioned the project in 2011, and it was intended to give insight into the growth and development of the ANC over the past 100 years, aspects of which had often been contested in public dialogue.

Mr Maharaj was appointed as President Jacob Zuma’s spokesman earlier in 2011 ­ which was seen as a move to bring stability in the communications section of Mr Zuma’s controversy-ridden office.

ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala said on Wednesday the book may be ready in March.

Mr Maharaj said in an interview on Monday that putting together his part of the book had taken more time than expected, including acquiring pictures and other materials.

Mr Jordan said on the sidelines of the ANC’s Mangaung conference last month that he had long completed his part of the book.

With acknowledgement to Setumo Stone and Business Day. 

Pinnoccio's at it again.
 
He not looking for photos and other materials, he's trying to find an explanation of exactly why Alain Peter Thetard paid FF1,2 million into the Swiss bank account of Schabir Shaik's British Virgin Islands-registered Minderly Investments and which quick as a flash (okay make that about a week) found its way into wife Zarina's consequently numbered account at the same bank.
 
He might have got away with that and he might also be the president's chief bullshitter, but that don't stop that snout from propagating.

I hope he's long-sighted because he'll never get close enough to the book to be able to read it.