General Siphiwe Nyanda (Gebuza)

Behind the scenes Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda one of Zuma’s closest allies has supported Ngubane and Molefe...

Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda another of Zuma’s close allies has been fighting with his Director General Mamodupi Mohlala who refused to sign off tenders going to supporters of the Minister...

One of his closest political allies the Communications Minister and former army chief General Siphiwe Nyanda was demanding that the party discipline Zwelinzima Vavi General Secretary of the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) for criticising the ‘lifestyles’ and ‘business interests’ of some leading figures in the governing party...

President Jacob Zuma's ally Siphiwe Nyanda a former head of the defence force was appointed Communications Minister; his numerous defence-related business interests disqualified him from the Defence Ministry...

The head of the ANC's Subcommittee on Peace and Stability Siphiwe Nyanda is likely be appointed to one of the security ministries; as he was linked to the controversial arms deal this may trigger an opposition outcry...

Nzimande Tony Yengeni and Siphiwe Nyanda are emerging as Zuma's key political allies while the centrists Cyril Ramaphosa Kgalema Motlanthe and Phosa are likely to be sidelined ready to move on should the Zuma project fail...

However in early September Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda said that the MTN-Bharti deal should not lead to a merger and that MTN should remain a South African company...

Neither would he be drawn on a proposal mooted by his close ally and retired Commander of the South African Defence Force General Siphiwe Nyanda to offer a general amnesty for all those politicians and businessmen snared by investigations into South Africa's US$6 billion arms deal...

Zuma's lobbyist former army chief General Siphiwe Nyanda (who was pushed out by Mbeki) was accused of using underhand tactics in Mpumalanga Province...

The National Defence Force intelligence chief Siphiwe Nyanda resigned early in 2005 apparently pushed...