Adrian Basson writes in his most recent editorial that the private prosecution against Karyn Maughan and News24 is a full-scale attack on media freedom by the country’s former president in an effort to “divert attention from his own troubles”.
Basson argues that the true objective of this prosecution is to intimidate and prevent Maughan from conducting her work, which includes reporting on Zuma’s own corruption case for almost two decades.
(News24)
HILARY JOFFE: Markets will closely watch the assistance that Eskom receives
It’s has been nearly four years since Eskom first sought the government for assistance in reducing its unmanageable debt, and the government has yet to fulfil that promise, BusinessLIVE reports.
The problem of Eskom’s mounting debt has once again emerged. According to Enoch Godongwana, the Minister of Finance, the government intends to assume some of Eskom’s debt. Godongwana plans to detail the guidelines in his midterm spending plan later this month. Both the quantity and the method of implementation will be under careful scrutiny by the market.
(BusinessLIVE, for subscribers)
What the law says about ‘quiet quitting’ in South Africa
Quiet quitting is a trend that has sparked several discussions during the last week.
It occurs when an employee does the bare minimum of their job without necessarily breaking their employment contract. Asma Cachalia, a senior associate and employment law specialist at Clifford Dekker Hofmeyr, writes for Business Tech that there is no basis for accusing an employee of resigning quietly as long as the individual works in accordance with the employment contract.
Here’s what else we’re reading today:
ANC implements power grab of Gauteng metros, but plan doesn’t worry about citizens – News24 (for subscribers)
SA is crying out for ethical leaders – BusinessLIVE
SA’s energy crisis: Grassroots bypassed in favour of benefitting upper class?
– The Citizen
Russia must be swayed from instigating Armageddon – TimesLIVE
We need to build a stupefyingly large amount of energy capacity – Business LIVE (for subscribers)
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