EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: What lessons have we learnt since Nenegate?
Stories of Note Bytes from the digital world The Department of Energy ignored advice from a panel of experts for its Integrated Resource Plan. The recommend lowest-cost option for electricity generation did not include nuclear — yet the department forced it in anyway. Unabridged birth certificates have been renamed abridged birth certificates to avoid confusion, Department of Home Affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni has explained. If the SABC’s sole remaining board member Prof Mbulaheni Maguvhe had wanted documentation in Braille, he only needed to give a few days’ notice instead of staging a walkout, parliamentary committee chair Vincent Smith said. In My Opinion Matters of debate As we approach the anniversary of 9/12, it is time to reflect what we have learnt in the year since President Jacob Zuma fired then finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and replaced him with the unknown Des van Rooyen, causing markets to plummet and the rand to lose more than 10% of its value in just a few ...
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