Good morning. Today we’re covering Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s comments that the power utility is still in the throes of corruption. Investigating Directorate head Andrea Johnson calls recent state capture arrests a good week for SA. Twitter will finally introduce an edit button but you’ll have to pay to access it.
‘Corruption is still very much a part of Eskom’: CEO André de Ruyter – EWN
The idea that Eskom became corruption free when the Gupta brothers fled South Africa is nothing but a myth says chief executive André de Ruyter.
He was speaking at a summit of business and political leaders on Thursday organised by News24. De Ruyter said corruption was still rife throughout the organisation and admitted he did not appreciate the scale of the issue at first.
De Ruyter said the organisation needed a total overhaul in fighting corruption and quoted former UK prime minister Winston Churchill when commenting on corruption at the struggling power utility, “It is the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end.” Read more here.
‘It was a good week for’ SA – Investigating Directorate head reflects on Molefe, Singh arrests – News24
Head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Investigating Directorate Andrea Johnson characterised the past week as “good for the country” as she reflected on the arrests of former Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh.
Johnson said the arrests were part of the process to restore trust in the country’s justice system. She added that the NPA was on track to make good on its promise to place nine high-profile state capture cases on the court roll by September.
She said the NPA was going after strategic and impactful prosecutions and not “low hanging fruit.” Johnson said the NPA had completed three cases so far, is finalising the fourth and will bring more in September, not because the organisation wants to be popular but because it has a constitutional mandate. Read more here.
Twitter Launches an Edit Button for Paying Subscribers – Bloomberg
Twitter will finally allow edits to tweets after years of users begging for the feature to be introduced while the company debated whether the edit button would be good for a product known for making posts go viral.
But there is a catch, if you want to have the edit button you’ll have to fork out $4.99 per month and become a Twitter Blue subscriber.
“Edit Tweet, as the feature will be called, will let users make changes to their tweet for up to 30 minutes after it’s originally published. Tweets that are edited will carry a label, and others on Twitter will be able to click on the label to see prior versions of the post,” reports Bloomberg. Read more here.
Here’s what else we’re reading today:
Stocks dip as dollar gauge hovers near record high: markets wrap – Daily Maverick
If a general election were held tomorrow and turnout was good, the ANC would clear 50% – Inclusive Society Institute – Daily Maverick
Fudginess on Phala Phala, Parliament’s Tshwane relocation and another bid for an intelligence inspector-general – Daily Maverick
‘Stop playing with fire’: UN team on risky mission reaches Ukraine nuclear plant – Fin24
Losses at Eskom, Transnet and PRASA due to damage and theft cost billions annually: Patel – SABC
Truworths posts record profit as UK sales recover, SA credit appetite grows – Fin24
SA vehicle supplies should normalise by June next year – Motus CEO – Fin24
Shell to review court judgment on Wild Coast seismic survey before deciding to appeal – SABC
We messed up on air quality, admits Eskom as it defends coal shutdown – Fin24
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