Note from the boss: see this thing? Well, it isn’t there, so just ignore it

26 February 2020 - 08:00
By tom eaton AND Tom Eaton
Multichoice CEO Calvo Mawela getting on the blower must have given his marketing people a headache.
Image: Freddy Mavunda Multichoice CEO Calvo Mawela getting on the blower must have given his marketing people a headache.

You might hear some bad things later today. I can’t tell you what they are, but they’re not true, and I need you to ignore them. OK? 

In this vein, MultiChoice’s chief drew his staff’s attention to precisely that which he does not want them to hear.