Chris Whitfield

Abstract The regulation of polymerisation and translocation of biomolecules is fundamental. Wzc, an integral cytoplasmic membrane tyrosine autokinase protein serves as the master regulator of the biosynthesis and export of many bacterial capsular polysaccharides and exopolysaccharides. Such polysaccharides play essential roles in infection, defence, and some are important industrial products.

GROUNDUP - `A TRIBUTE Known for his moral courage and always doing the ‘right thing’, he deserves to be remembered as a courageous person who served the country with great distinction. In 2020 Jonathan Ancer and I were commissioned to co-author a biography of Pravin Gordhan. We were both intrigued by the man – probably known best at the time for his resistance to former president Jacob Zuma’s State Capture project – and started our research. It took us on a remarkable and affirming journey.

In 2020, Jonathan Ancer and I were commissioned to co-author a biography of Pravin Gordhan. We were both intrigued by the man – probably known best at the time for his resistance to former President Jacob Zuma’s state capture project – and started our research. It took us on a remarkable and affirming journey. We both came from journalist backgrounds and shared a fairly jaundiced view of public representatives.