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Cape Town - In case you missed it #ICYMI, here is a roundup of today's top 7 reads on Fin24:
1. Mark Pamensky speaks out on charges linked to Guptas, Eskom
Former Eskom and Oakbay Resources and Energy board member Mark Pamensky has spoken out after OUTA laid charges against him on Tuesday for corruption and abuse of his position as a board member of the state power utility.
2. #Eskom Inquiry: Legal opinion advises against SABC-type probe
An advocate has advised Parliament ahead of the inquiry into Eskom to avoid an SABC-type probe with an evidence leader, as this would cause MPs to lose their oversight power.
3. Lack of funding may be ploy to hamper Eskom state capture probe - MPs
Members of Parliament tasked with conducting an inquiry into Eskom have complained over the lack of legal resources made available by Parliament and intend to approach National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete about the matter.
4. Data wars: Commission stands firm on consumer rights
Recently released draft regulations on out of bundle data pricing and expiry are still not consistent with the Consumer Protection Act, according to the National Consumer Commission (NCC).
5. PE teen comes up with innovative idea to combat car theft
A Port Elizabeth teen has developed a system he hopes will curb vehicle theft.With vehicle theft rife in his city, 19-year-old Abongile Ngcosholo said he wants to find a way of reducing these robberies.
The learner at Ndzondelelo High School in the Eastern Cape has devised and designed a circuit board system that will notify vehicle owners when the car door is being opened.
6. Moody’s lists 7 key events as it frets over SA’s institutional strength
Moody’s, which did not publish a ratings review of South Africa on Friday as was widely anticipated, on Wednesday listed seven recent key events as it warned of a gradual erosion of the nation’s institutional strength.
7. The spectre of Marikana still looms large
The bloody spectre of the Marikana massacre continues to loom large over the politics of South Africa, for all the evident attempts to push it into the background. The fact that 18 miners are on trial for murder while police who carried out a televised massacre remain free, adds strength to the spectre, writes Terry Bell.
