LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU: Can we please now have a break from all this breaking news?
I raise a beer to every arrest in the fight against corruption, but all the toasting is breaking my liver.
Chief Dwasaho's liver is feeling the strain from the constant breaking news about arrests in the fight against corruption. The police's Commission Recommendations Task Team keeps providing reasons to raise a glass, but even the beer stipend funded by Maverick Insiders is under pressure. eNCA was also reporting breaking news on its 24-hour news channel, with a reporter being promoted to editor of its new investigations unit.
The phrase "breaking news" has become a part of the accountability soundtrack in the Republic of the Gupta, with investigations, arrests, and hearings happening almost constantly. On October 28, former ANC regional treasurer Suliman Carrim was granted bail but remained in custody, while on October 29, the National Prosecuting Authority secured a provisional restraint order over assets linked to Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni and associates.
Later, anti-corruption tsar Andrea Johnson and former Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan were arrested on charges of defeating the ends of justice. The proposal is for a National Breaking News Coordination Committee to better manage the timing of breaking news alerts, allowing for more breathing room and less strain on the liver.
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