Readers’Views
Pull on the Zondo threads to untie this knot of corruption
It’s telling that none of the implicated seem in the least fazed by the [Zondo] commission. Their arrogance continues, their impunity continues.
The National Prosecuting
Authority should have acted ages ago. Get someone, anyone, in jail — you don’t need the whole picture for that, all you need is a single, small, instance of fraud or corruption.
Among the myriad things that happened, and the evidence that has accumulated, surely there must be one slam-dunk winnable case with indisputable evidence?
Then work incrementally from there. Once the implicated begin to feel the heat and realise they can go to jail for something comparatively small, their arrogance will be challenged and they will negotiate.
We will get high-quality confessions implicating coconspirators in return for reduced/suspended sentences or even immunity for specific crimes.
It’s like a loose thread you can then work on to untie the whole messy knot of crime. Maybe it is naive, but is surely less naive than the idea that the current approach is an effective way of dispensing justice.
Mani None, on Business-LIVE
It’s hard to see how the process of law will or could ever clear up this mess. The preparation of so many cases, hearings, adjournments, verdicts and appeals, with politics confusing the picture and public opinion floating between misinformation and indifference, would take a lifetime. Maybe two or three.
Paul Whelan, on Business-LIVE
Eskom’s core business
Eskom’s announcement of stage 2 load-shedding refers. If the truth be told, the reason for Eskom’s existence is to provide highly paid jobs for thousands of ANC cadres. The generation and distribution of electricity is a secondary pursuit.
Unfortunately, we shall be experiencing blackouts for at least another 10 years as the plant is ageing rapidly, maintenance is inconsistent, theft and sabotage are rife, and little is being done to schedule replacement. Les Thorpe, on BusinessLIVE
Hurdles for exporters stack up
The article “Exports of coal plunge because of rail disruptions” (January 30) refers. The root cause, or at least one of them, would appear to be the government’s inability to secure state-owned enterprises in a way in which they can function. Poor policing must be part of the problem.
At least the installation of drones seems to be helping. What hurdles coal, or any exporters must jump before they can consider business done!