Koko slams âlying witnesses at Zondo, says they are getting away with murder
By Kailene Pillay
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Johannesburg - Former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko has told the Zondo Commission that non-compliance with National Treasury regulations made him see red as he defended accusations that he ignored approval requirements when appointing consulting firm, McKinsey.
Former Eskom chief financial officer Anoj Singh recently revealed how he approved a R30m payment to Gupta-linked Regiments/Trillian - subcontracted by McKinsey Consulting - without a proper contract in place.
The contract in question was meant to help Eskom develop a corporate plan.
Singh said if there was anything wrong with the contract and invoice, it was Koko who was to blame.
One year later: Some Iowa families struggle to make ends meet Share Updated: 5:23 PM CST Mar 11, 2021 Share Updated: 5:23 PM CST Mar 11, 2021
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Show Transcript STACEY: COVID-19 HAS HIT IOWA FAMILIES HARD. AND THE ECONOMIC SETBACKS ARE STILL BEING FELT ACROSS THE STATE, ONE YEAR LATER. STEVE: THEY ARE. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK WENT TO BOONE TO SPEAK WITH A FAMILY RELYING ON HELP TO MAKE ENDS MEET. IT’S BEEN, IT’S BEEN TOUGH. TOMMIE: STUDENTS FROM THE FUTURES ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL IN BOONE UNLOAD A TRUCK-LOAD OF FOOD TWICE A MONTH. FILLING THE SCHOOL-BASED TOREADOR FOOD PANTRY, BUT ALL OF THIS WILL GO QUICK FOOD INSECURITY IS NOW DOUBLE WHAT IT WAS IN AND TRIPLE FOR 2020 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA. THAT STATISTIC INCLUDES THE RICE FAMILY. THAT’S THE NUMBER ONE THING. TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS, AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT. IF PLACES LIKE THIS WEREN’T HERE, DEFINITELY THAT’D BE A MAJOR PROBLEM.
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With many WA students lacking internet, remote learning falls short
Students are falling behind in school because of connectivity issues. That could have massive consequences for the economy.
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Many students in Washington state lack internet access. This and other inequities exposed by this pandemic shouldn’t surprise anyone they’ve been festering for decades, writes Claudia Rowe. (Meg Kinnard/AP)
By now, we can agree: Kids are getting less education during the pandemic. Much of the hand-wringing over this has focused on laptops, and making sure that all students have them. More than $24 million in federal COVID-19 aid went toward providing devices for Washington students. But all that shiny tech is useless if the computers stall out on platforms like Microsoft Teams or Zoom for lack of high-speed broadband and that’s if students have internet at home at all.