When buying influence backfires

[Paul Hjul]

It's just not Ayoba!
Without considering whether the Minister is involved in any form of corruption - on the face of it the selection of events management company was made without direct reference to the Minister - the idea of spending a pile of money on "sponsorships" to a closed event with high participation fees is pure influence purchasing. Hopefully the storm brewing here doesn't pass ovecauses to DoC to actually do the policy review in a transparent fashion.

 

[Gatecrasher]

R102m for an indaba? Hot air is damned expensive these days.

 

[Paul Hjul]

on the maths that Indaba was a flashy party and hot air R102 mil is a ton of cash on the assumption that the ICT indaba determines who controls the ICT landscape and its a bargain. For Telkom to spend R5 mil to get a favourable ear towards keeping LLU at bay is worth it from their bizarre position. Similarly MTN buying R15 mil worth of influence is an investment in their future. Of course buying influence can backfire and is often illegal, but then again look at MTN in Iran ...

 

[MickeyD]

Comments here as well: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...Communications-involved-in-corruption-scandal