DM Weekly Wrap - EFF stalls while trying to drive in Manuel

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick]( Sunday, 2 June 2019 STORY OF THE WEEK [The Manuel vs Malema ruling has legal consequences for fake news]( By Dario Milo This week's defamation court ruling against the Economic Freedom Fighters was a significant victory against fake news, and there will be no harmful consequences for free speech as a result. [Amit Shah, India’s invisible prime minister, gets more powerful — and dangerous]( Despite his controversial past, Amit Shah has now cemented his role as the Prime Minister's confidant and enforcer. He can take policy decisions without the prime minister’s approval. By Rana Ayyub [Ramaphosa’s New Dawn is here — but what it will take to bring the civil service back to life?]( A new president, a new Cabinet, but the same old civil service. The compliance culture that has evolved since 1994 has all but killed the developmental state. Deeply fearful of making mistakes in an environment where it is impossible not to make mistakes, officials minimise risk and maximise compliance. If they can just tick the boxes, they will be safe. Result: Zero experimentation and innovation. By Mark Swilling, Amanda Gcanga & Andrew Boraine [Why Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe resigned]( The dysfunctionality of South African politics meant that recently departed Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe was not able to implement the changes that were needed to stabilise the power utility’s finances. By Nazmeera Moola [A cool R36m for a day’s work: Transnet and a notorious Homix deal]( Former Transnet negotiator tells State Capture Commission of delays and diversions that snarled up communications network transaction with Neotel. By Jessica Bezuidenhout — [Diplomats hail Naledi Pandor’s new International Relations job]( President Cyril Ramaphosa’s surprise appointment of Naledi Pandor as Minister of International Relations was greeted positively by the diplomatic community and departmental officials. At the same time, there was fierce speculation over why Lindiwe Sisulu was replaced after only a year in office. By Carien Du Plessis — [Standard Bank: Historic climate resolution set to go to the wire]( The UK’s The Guardian newspaper believes that the way we talk about climate change influences our perception of how acute the crisis really is. Thus it now uses terms that cut to the chase. Instead of ‘climate change’, the preferred terms are ‘climate emergency, crisis or breakdown’ and ‘global heating’ is favoured over ‘global warming’. With this in mind it seems appropriate that on 30 May 2019, shareholders of Standard Bank will be asked to vote on a climate-risk-related shareholder resolution — the first such resolution in the country. By Sasha Planting [Toyota RAV4 2.5 VX AT: All grown up and going places]( Back in the 1990s, the first Toyota RAV4 was a diminutive lifestyle machine, akin to Suzuki’s Jimny in size, but less utilitarian in execution. Five generations later, the latest RAV4 has become much larger and much fancier. Does it have the right stuff to tackle a tough segment, though? By Deon Schoeman — [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( Copyright © 2019 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Daily Maverick First Thing subscriber list. [Getting too many emails from us? Manage your preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](