At last! A n article addressing one of the fundamental issues; identification of the core supporters who enable him to survive day to day. I suspect Oscar knows but claims not. How can you fight/oppose the enemy when you don't know their identity. Yes, there are the not so subtle ones , eg His lordship Zwane, Ben Ngubane, Brian Molefe, Maine. etc etc but where does Jeff Hadebe fit in, what about Jessie Duarte? Are they part of the inner core, the personal confidants who are already fully acquainted with  the strategy for December to protect him ....  and them. I await   penetrating interviews with  Jessie and Jeff but alas, it seems their Teflon coatings render them immune to any form of interrogation.
My plea? A concerted effort by activists to lift the veil from the faces of the inner  core.