EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Lies and more lies by Eskom’s top brass
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world Eskom’s Gupta pipeline is even longer than initially thought. Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s dubious strategy has miners frothing. Disbandment of the Dullah Omar region fuels ANC divisions in the Western Cape. In my opinion Matters of debate Eskom capitulated and made shocking admissions on Wednesday, including having paid R495m to Gupta-associated Trillian, despite its lack of a contract with the power utility. Peter Bruce argues that you cannot reform anything in the state while the Guptas have the President in their pocket. Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s influence has been more damaging to wider South African society than that of any of the President’s apparatchiks. Finding alpha The long and the short of the markets Proposed merger with Afrisam could be the reason Tito Mboweni quit the PPC board. No executive bonuses at Pick n Pay, which underperformed its main competitors and has reported a drop in volu...
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