EDITORS’ LUNCHBOX: Why SA really left the ICC
Eskom executives allegedly gave a Gupta company R587m, and mobile internet in Ethiopia remains shut down
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world Ray Hartley argues that the real reason Jacob Zuma’s administration wants to stay clear of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is because Zuma knows that courts such as the ICC might one day be hearing South African cases. The chilling reason Zuma wants SA out of the ICC — to protect his growing security state from the world Daily Maverick reports that at a special late-night tender committee meeting, Eskom executives agreed to hand a Gupta company R587m — money that was then used, two days later, to help pay the R2.15bn purchase price for Optimum Coal. amaBhungane: R587m in six hours – how Eskom paid for Gupta mine Parliament has set the record straight, moving to stop abuse of its officials by not-very-diligent politicians. Parliament staff ordered not to do work for MPs Mobile internet remains down in Ethiopia since the government announced a six-month, nationwide emergency earlier in October. The government has also banned t...
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