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Former President Zuma's Nkandla estate after R246-million taxpayer-funded refurbishments. October 2012. (Gallo Images/Cornel van Heerden)
Former President Zuma’s Nkandla estate after R246-million taxpayer-funded refurbishments. October 2012. Gallo Images/Cornel van Heerden

2014 Annus horribilis

  1. Annus horribilis
  2. A political monster is born
  3. Nkandla knockout
  4. And the Oscar goes to…
  5. The EFFing election
  6. SARS wars
  7. A somewhat Payneful experience
  8. Bad for the nation, good for the business

If just one year had to be identified as the annus horribilis of Daily Maverick, 2014 might be the one to pick. In Branko’s case, out of nowhere, his health deteriorated drastically. He was sick for more than 15 months with an auto-immune illness that doctors failed to diagnose for the first six months.