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From former acting head of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) Collins Letsoala on the hunt for the author of what he has called a "manufactured" auditor general report to Ferial Haffajee's memories of Edgars as the brand faces a precarious future, here is the week that was...
1. Former Prasa boss wants police to find creator of 'manufactured' AG report
The former acting head of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA, Collins Letsoalo, says he wants the police to find the creator of what he has called a "manufactured" auditor general report that tarnished his name as a dedicated civil servant.
In a five-page media statement on Monday, Letsoalo said he also intends to lodge a complaint of fraud against a Sunday Times journalist who wrote an article - which has since been retracted - stating the auditor general found that Letsoalo must pay back millions of rands to Prasa. Letsoalo said the police would then be able to uncover who wrote the report.
2. Zuma's legal mire deepens as Zimbabwe farmers seek R1.9bn
Former president Jacob Zuma, facing 16 corruption charges and a demand to pay back as much as R32m in legal fees, may soon see his woes deepen from beyond the country’s borders.
After South Africa’s top court ruled on December 11 that Zuma had no right to co-sign a Southern African Development Community decision in 2014 to sideline a tribunal that allowed national grievances to be judged regionally, the door has been opened for white farmers in Zimbabwe who were dispossessed of their land to sue for R1.9bn.
3. Brian Dames steps down from Eskom task team
President Cyril Ramaphosa has agreed to let Brian Dames, the head of African Rainbow Energy and Power, step down form the newly appointed Eskom Sustainability Task Team.
In a media statement on Wednesday morning, the Presidency said that Dames had noted concerns raised regarding a "perceived conflict of interest relating to the scope of work and terms of reference of the Eskom Sustainability Task Team".
4. Ferial Haffajee: Is this why Edgars is in so much trouble?
Edgars’ biggest mistake was to lose sight of its most valuable asset: the customer
Customers and customer loyalty are what Edgars and its associated stores lack. Here’s what happened, in my experience, writes Ferial Haffajee.
The shops were staffed with insipid sales-people who were so badly managed, they often packed shelves or merchandised incessantly while completely ignoring their customers. Poorly trained, they did not know how to sell or to up-sell. And so I think we left in droves and never came back.
5. Moyane in ConCourt appeal: What have I done wrong?
Just days after damning findings against him by the Nugent Commission of Inquiry, axed South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner has questioned what he has done wrong in an appeal against his dismissal, to the Constitutional Court.
"Apart from having been appointed by former President (Jacob) Zuma and being hated by the media and others, what wrong has Mr Moyane actually done to deserve being stripped of all constitutional rights… including his rights to dignity and reputation?” Moyane’s affidavit reads.
