How to mess up well-functioning state-owned entity.

A Thread When Brian Molefe got to Eskom amid the loadshedding crisis, they soon realised that at the core of solving loadshedding is having a clear focus and coordinated effort on plant maintenance.

They introduced maintenance festivals under the Tetris program.

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After reading that ConCourt judgement by Khampepe J, which I consider to be extremely emotional if not obnoxious, perhaps this could be turned into a quick thread.

Let's see.

https://twitter.com/twieterazzi/status/1422747103596535810

Commission argued that its lifespan is expected to expire in March 2021 & it was extremely urgent for Zuma to appear.

The ConCourt found that although the urgency was self created, it was in public interest to allow direct access on urgent basis.

Despite recusal application 👇🏿

The biggest injustice of these lockdowns have not been restrictions on civil liberties.

It appears governments the world over have failed to push for HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.

[A thread] At the height of the madness they even banned exercise on the streets and in gym.

But exercise is good for the immune system but is not on the official list to fight Covid-19

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The Minister of Transport, and member of the ANC NEC honourable Fikile Mbalula told BBC that "Jacob Zuma's incarceration was gonna happen in Stages"

Let us trace the stages

[A thread] Stage 1

After Zondo DCJ had refused to recuse himself, in Dec 2020 he abandoned remedies available in terms of the Commissions Act and filed urgent papers petitioning his own court, the ConCourt to force President Jacob Zuma to appear before him despite whatever protests

The evil de-campaigning of the public protector. A class perspective

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In October 2016, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane was appointed Public Protector of South Africa, an Ombudsman role established in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution of SA. Adv. Mkhwebane was amongst 78 formal & 3 verbal nominees like Judge Moseneke, Prof Pierre De Vos, President Thabo Mbeki, Judge Desai, Philip Dexter, Mamodupi Mohlala, Adv. Gerrie Nel, Nhlanhla Nene, Adv. Willie Hofmeyr and Graca Machel.

She was shortlisted amongst 5 others

South African civil protests: An alternative view

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According to the United Nations, SA is still regarded as the most unequal in the world, the wealthiest 10% of the population holding more than half the nation’s income

1 in 5 ppl survives off less than R27.66 a day It has been reported that over 30 million South Africans are living in poverty with numbers worsening every year. In sub-Saharan African cities (including SA), about 55% of urban dwellers live in slums, a figure that is significantly higher than the global average of 30%.

The State Capture Narrative. A lot of questions

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In February 2009 just before President Zuma took office at the height of world economic crisis, Minister Trevor Manuel announced a budget of R834 billion.

In May 2009 after elections Zuma would appoint Pravin Gordhan Between May 2009 and May 2014, as Minister of Finance Pravin would preside over government expenditure worth more than R4.4 trillion broken down as follows
2009/10 - R 747 billion
2010/11 - R 805 billion
2011/12 - R 889 billion
2012/13 - R965 billion
2013/14 - R1.05 trillion

Connecting some dots

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In the 1980s a clique of mostly white lawyers belonged to the Legal Resource Centre which was funded by Ford Foundation, Carnegie and the Rockerfellers.

The LRC was founded in 1979 and pursued public interest law. The LRC did some wonderful work and represented a lot of people to exercise their legal rights.

They helped a lot of poor Africans for free during the diabolical days of Apartheid.

The story of state capture keeps writing itself.

[A New Dawn Thread] Soon after the unity vote of DD Mabuza secured Cyril Ramaphosa the ANC Presidency in Nasrec, there were calls from journalists, liberals, NGOs & other quarters for Jacob Zuma to fall.

Soon the story changed to ensuring JZ doesn't deliver the Feb 2018 State of the Nation Address.

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