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Daily Podcast – October 2, 2015

Daily Podcast – October 2, 2015

2nd October 2015

By: Sane Dhlamini
Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor and Researcher

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October 2, 2015.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sane Dhlamini.
Making headlines:

The Public Protector is asked to probe Eskom tenders.

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A Burkina Faso coup leader was taken into custody to face trial. 

And, New visa rules costs South Africa 's tourism industry $540m in yearly revenue.

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The Helen Suzman Foundation has asked Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to probe Eskom, Chancellor House and the African National Congress (or ANC).

This comes after the damning Hitachi revelations by the US Securities Exchange Commission that saw the awarding of Eskom tenders to Hitachi Power Africa. 

The commission had alleged that Hitachi sold a 25% interest to Chancellor House, the ANC’s investment arm, to land the lucrative contracts at Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile power stations.

Hitachi was then awarded tenders worth about $5.6-million, earning Chancellor House $1-million in “success fees”.

Helen Suzman director Francis Antonie said the Foundation lodged the complaint in the hope of getting “a comprehensive view” of what transpired with the power station tenders.

 

The leader of the recently failed coup in Burkina Faso was taken into custody on Thursday by government forces and will face trial.

General Gilbert Diendere had taken refuge in the residence of the Catholic Church's representative in the country. According to reports, he had agreed to go into custody only after negotiations had guaranteed his life.

Diendere had led the 1 200-member presidential guard in a coup last month, taking interim President Michel Kafando, interim Prime Minister Isaac Zida and two ministers captive on September 16.

Under pressure from the regular army and West African leaders, coup leaders had agreed several days later to hand power back to the civilian authorities.

 

South Africa's new visa rules will cost the tourism industry $540-million in yearly revenue, said David Frost, CEO of the Southern African Tourism Services Association.

Pretoria had implemented regulations requiring visitors to provide biometric data when applying for visas.

This has been a problem for people in large countries such as China, which only has South African consulates in Beijing and Shanghai. 

Further rules implemented in June required parents to carry unabridged birth certificates for their children when travelling to South Africa.

This move was heavily criticised by the tourism industry.

Frost said South Africa would lose R7.5-billion every year if it didn’t scrap the visa regulations.

Meanwhile, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has said the new rules are a necessary measure to curb human trafficking, however President Jacob Zuma said the rules would be reviewed.

Also making headlines:
 
African National Congress Youth League blasts EFF Leader Julius Malema and Zwelinzima Vavi over anti-corruption march

And, the aid agencies in the Central African Republic were struggling to treat the wounded and distribute aid after days of renewed fighting in the capital Bangui which United Nations agencies said it had killed at least 40 people and injured more than 100.


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That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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