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title: "The Weekend Wrap – The Phala Phala defence, Eskom's collapse and Ukraine’s inevitable victory"
description: "The ANC in Parliament goes to great lengths to explain away Phala Phala, SA's chameleon populations are dwindling and apartheid's last police commissioner evades justice - all in this edition wrap of the week."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "The Weekend Wrap"
author: "Daily Maverick"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/dailymaverick/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-10-01-the-weekend-wrap-the-phala-phala-defence-eskoms-collapse-and-ukraines-inevitable-victory/"
published: "2022-10-01T17:40:26"
updated: "2022-10-02T07:14:18"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# The Weekend Wrap – The Phala Phala defence, Eskom's collapse and Ukraine’s inevitable victory

> The ANC in Parliament goes to great lengths to explain away Phala Phala, SA's chameleon populations are dwindling and apartheid's last police commissioner evades justice - all in this edition wrap of the week.

By Daily Maverick · Published 1 October 2022, 19:40 SAST · Updated 2 October 2022, 09:14 SAST