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There's no tussle: Wells was not in Transnet running
October 5, 2009
In the story on the application by Siyabonga Gama, the suspended chief executive of Transnet Freight Rail ("Gama strikes back...", Business Report, September 28) your reporter confuses a court of law with the court of public opinion.
Your reporter claims that "Gama is embroiled in a leadership tussle with (acting group chief executive of Transnet, Chris) Wells".
Fact is, assuming your correspondent is referring to the vacant post of group chief executive of Transnet, the court record shows that while Wells made himself available for consideration last December, in January - well before the start of the selection process - he withdrew and therefore was effectively never in the running as the interviews for the job only took place in February.
Thus, for those interested in facts not sensation, there is no tussle. Wells has neither been a candidate nor considered for selection.
JOHN DLUDLU
TRANSNET SPOKESMAN
Don't throw the baby out with bath water
I refer to your report, "DA and Cope join hands to oppose labour broking ban"(Business Report, October 2). The issue of labour broking should not be made political. From what I understand all the political parties appear to be on the same page. It is Cosatu that is actually calling for the ban on labour broking.
The president has indicated that labour broking needs to be investigated and possibly the rules and regulations need to be tightened up. There do appear to be certain problems with some labour brokers but these problems are because the employer has not adhered to the labour legislation.
It is not good "to throw the baby out with the bath water".
Cope MP Phillip Dexter has a long and illustrious history with the trade union movement and certainly understands that trying to ban labour brokers would merely lead to other problems.
MICHAEL BAGRAIM
CAPE TOWN
No penalty for leaders who ruin countries
President Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF are bringing Zimbabwe to its knees while the Movement for Democratic Change, which is party to the so-called unity government, pleads with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cancel Zimbabwe's debt (Business Report, September 28).
While Mugabe, his generals and cronies live in luxury and the people starve, we are told that we should not speak bad of Africa.
Worse is that the ANC government has openly backed Mugabe and Zanu-PF while they destroyed the country (Zimbabwe).
The message is clear: it is okay for leaders to ruin a country, enrich themselves and then expect the international community to bail them out without penalty.
R L LEGG
HILLCREST
We're headed in the wrong direction
SAA lost billions of rands through bad management, and the former managing director is rewarded with millions of rands.
The SABC is reported to have been badly managed and lost billions but its director is rewarded with millions of rands in settlement. Eskom is dragging its feet in using renewable energy and threatens more power cuts, and the director is rewarded with bonuses and a hike in salary.
What does South Africa want with Armscor, which is reported to be "misfiring"? Millions are being paid for no, or bad, work.
Corruption among civil servants, provincial councillors, police, et al is reported to be so rife people do not even bother to report crime. Where are we heading?
R TUELO LETEANE
MAFIKENG
Grace's milk nourishes more than SA's wines
I refer to your article "Scorning SA wine sours export drive" (Business Report, September 29). Your reporter uses the word "crud" to describe export quality wine by an "anonymous" producer. Go dude! I think the entire alcohol industry is "crud".
"Annual exports have grown from less than 50 million litres to more than 400m litres in the past 15 years" boasts Wines of South Africa as if this advance in 15 years of democracy is something to be proudly South African of.
"Wine has now become SA's biggest agricultural export". So a "narcotic" has become our biggest agricultural export.
The wine industry does not need to spend another dime on advertising their "dope" as they have been beating all the gambling odds you can get and claiming a seven-fold increase in export production.
The media may have scorned Grace Mugabe and Nestlé but at least she produced millions of litres of life-sustaining "nourishment in milk".
BARBARA YOUNG
DURBAN
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