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This was worth R18 million per annum in turnover. DID YOU READ NOSE210, SOLLY Since Noseweek’s story “Sweet Talk” in “I expect that due to your actions we Msimanga? What a damning indict- March (nose209) about the production will probably lose many clients; sadly ment of your tough-talking and most just buy plain sugar from us.” promises as the new DA Mayor of of dodgy Agave produced in St Francis In conclusion, he declared: “If you Tshwane. What a shame! Bay by Brian Neary, we have received had taken time to visit our factory Lucy Pearl Klein several emails from him and from his via Twitter ex-wife Hanlie Rothmann. before jumping to conclusions, I am sure this unpleasantness would not Shaming the law profession “YOU HAVE BEEN FED FALSE INFORMATION have occurred.” by a disgruntled former employee Brian Neary THE ARTICLE “COURTING DISASTER” who was fired for theft of petty cash (nose210), on some of the main funds and a company iPhone, and Neary appears to have forgotten “players” in the Pietermaritzburg law is being charged by the SAPS, and that, far from inviting him to view profession, led me to wonder what the by my ex-wife Hanlie who is bitter the factory, when approached for many honourable lawyers such as the and resentful and cannot stomach comment, he told Noseweek’s reporter late Leslie Weinberg who practised the idea that I have moved on in my to “do what you want to do. I am not there, would think of the current life…” Neary wrote to Noseweek.“In going to talk to you. Go fuck yourself. scene. Have these people no shame? the last two years Hanlie has received Alright?” and then hung up. Lew Rood R34,000 per month in a divorce settle- The salient points in Noseweek’s Rondebosch ment. Now that this has come to an article were the fraudulent organic end, she has demanded I continue Agave certificates flagged by the US Can we trust our ‘guardians’? paying, failing which she threatened Department of Agriculture, naming AS AN AVID READER OF Noseweek, I to disrupt and discredit my business Neary; the suspension of the current wonder whether your sleuths have activities – which she has done. organic certificate; and comments uncovered anything on the robbery “We deal in various products made by staff, farmers and the SAPS. at the State Security headquarters in including Xylitol, Agave, Table Sugar, Rothmann was not interviewed Pretoria a while back. Amazing, given Erythritol, Cocoa powder and Fructose for our story, however Noseweek did the vast amount of dollars involved, and purchase some stock from Tongaat report on a letter she’d sent to Neary’s that the matter has gone quiet – or is and other suppliers. But for Noseweek customers. She now confirms there was it possibly a matter of the “guardians to state our products are not pure is a divorce agreement but contends it of law and order” at the top enjoying devoid of all truth. In your wisdom you had been broken by Neary “time and the rewards of their labour? have taken the words of a thief and a time again”. She says all she wants is Alex Hegland fraudster and so damaged my compa- her money and, feeling short-changed, Johannesburg ny’s image. I am giving you the oppor- she decided to expose Neary’s crooked Fair question. – Ed. tunity to withdraw your article and enterprise with her public letter. place on record that these assumptions Noseweek has noted Rothmann only What news of Protector’s report? you have come to are not necessarily decided to expose the allegedly fraudu- WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PUBLIC truthful, failing which we will with all lent Agave business after she stopped Protector’s State Capture Report? due force take Noseweek to Court and receiving a share of the proceeds. Linda Algie sue for many Millions. When thieves fall out, the truth will via Twitter “Your article has cost us a National out, is one way of looking at it. Hell Another fair question. – Ed. client who cancelled our contract to hath no fury… is another. – Ed. Stent 4 C Editor Editorial Martin Welz [email protected] Assistant Editor Jonathan Erasmus The cost of news Special Correspondent Jack Lundin Designer HORTLY BEFORE WRITING THIS, I START I read on: “We have several subscription Tony Pinchuck my day, as usual, by attending to options to help you enjoy the best of our Consultant the day’s emails. I immediately content every day, including exclusive Len Ashton delete 72, most of them unsolicited Financial Times articles, Morningstar marketing. The remaining 21 I financial data and full digital access to Sub-editor keep for further consideration. By the The Wall Street Journal.” Fiona Harrison S end of the morning I will probably only Hunger drives me on. I click on Contributors have kept 10. “subscribe” and discover that to get the Len Ashton, Sue Barkly, Niki Moore, At best, that’s only 24% news with a whole online “economy” package – a Ciaran Ryan, Harold Strachan, 76% ad-load. That’s a heavy load! Still selection from all their publications, Anne Susskind worse: in the age of newspapers, the ads excluding The Wall Street Journal – will Cartoonists were funding the news gathering. Now cost me R120 a month. Adding The Wall Dr Jack, Stacey Stent none of it contributes to the cost of news. Street Journal ups the cost to R349 a Accounts It’s not even such a great deal for the month. R4,200 a year; what most South Nicci van Doesburgh advertiser: most ad emails and Tweets Africans earn in a month. [email protected] are discarded without being opened. Then the really interesting discovery: Subscriptions The loss of advertising revenue has had if you happen to prefer your serious news Maud Petersen dire consequences for news gatherers and in print, on paper, the cost of getting the [email protected] consumers alike. That is quickly demon- whole local-only package delivered to strated when I move on to an email that your post box is R750 a month – more Advertising interests me: from BusinessLive, the than six times the cost of the online 021 686 0570 online version of Business Day. Top of its digital package! R25,000-odd a year – [email protected] list of news offerings is headlined: more than half a year’s wages for most Gareth Van Onselen: Jacob Zuma’s 10 South Africans. All material in this issue is copyright, and belongs to Chaucer Publications (Pty) Ltd, unless otherwise most reckless comments as president. Some 95% of ANC voters will not be indicated. No part of the material may be quoted, Below that is the teaser line: “Zuma uses getting the news produced by the Times photocopied, reproduced or be stored by any racial scapegoats, appeals for a patriotic Media’s business publications and The electronic system without prior written permission. press, paternalistic tribalism and Biblical Wall Street Journal. Conclusion: in Disclaimer: While every reasonable effort is taken to ensure the accuracy and soundness of the contents of threats to mask his failure and ANC’s our democracy, these publications are this publication, neither the authors nor the publisher giant patronage machine.” irrelevant. will bear any responsibility for the consequences of Interesting. I want to read more, but The next bin also shows promise. any actions based on information contained. Printed all I get is a pop-up screen announcing: Moneyweb Today’s email comes with the and Published by Chaucer Publications (Pty) Ltd. “This article is reserved for our subject line: “Tax revolt: The frustration subscribers.” is growing”, followed by a still-more- Never mind, I’ve gathered enough depressing teaser: “But SARS has the of value from those few lines not to upper hand.” It’s all about boycotting the want to actually pay for more. In fact taxman as a means of boycotting Zuma I’ve retrieved a whole news bulletin for and the Treasury’s favourite benefi- nothing! Even if this exercise immedi- ciaries, the Guptas.