EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Why Themba Maseko lost his state communications job to Mzwanele Manyi
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world Themba Maseko lost his job as Government Communication Information System (GCIS) CEO to Mzwanele Manyi for refusing to follow Ajay Gupta’s order to allocate the state’s entire advertising budget to the Guptas’ newspaper The New Age, and TV station ANN7, which Manyi now owns. The cost order against President Jacob Zuma, which could easily run into millions, will make government officials reflect and pause before taking court decisions on review, former public protector Thuli Madonsela says. In my opinion Matters of debate If Zuma follows his usual "delay and derail" strategy by appealing against Wednesday’s court ruling that he must allow an impartial investigation into state capture to commence, the costs he has to pay out of his own pocket could double. Prepare yourself for the biggest event in recent history, the ANC’s elective conference, by taking our pop quiz. But answers will only be revealed on the day after the conference, wheneve...
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