One wonders if the aim here is to get “White Monopoly Capital” in the form of Absa and the Chamber of Mines into court. For them to use the judiciary to protect their rights. Which would allow someone, we’re not saying who, to claim, in a populist fashion, that “the people” are being overruled by the courts. 

Laying the populist groundwork for the seizure of power? The original intention always was to go from Stage One (social democracy) to Stage Two (socialism). Mbeki was replaced by the left because of the NEP (oops, sorry, GEAR) and now Zuma thinks he can (belatedly) take up the mantle of revolution - while still keeping both hands in the till?