EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Snake on a plane and no Samuel L Jackson in sight
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world As the US Presidential campaign wound down, both candidates dispensed with ritual. Hillary Clinton toned down her usual assault on Donald Trump’s conduct and temperament. And Trump, who normally seeks to convey confidence at all times, sounded uncharacteristically vulnerable.Did Jacob Zuma not receive a letter urging him to suspend National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shaun Abrahams‚ as well as NPA prosecutors Torrie Pretorius and Sibongile Mzinyathi‚ pending inquiries into their fitness to hold office? Well, legal action against the three individuals is going ahead. They are being held liable for the decision to summons Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two former South African Revenue Service (SARS) officials, Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashula, and then withdrawing fraud charges against them.Snakes on a Plane was a 2008 thriller starring Samuel L Jackson, but passengers on a Mexican flight experienced the real deal when a green serp...
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