PATRICK BULGER | Cable guy: pay to view, it’s the right thing to do

The ANC, which came to power in no small part because it encouraged nonpayment, has a shoe's-on-the-other-foot dilemma

25 May 2023 - 22:55

One day, many years ago when I was still in full-time employment and heavy with job, I bunked work to stay at home doing as little as possible, as opposed to doing the same in plain sight. Obviously, my stolen time had to be spent indoors to prevent me being spotted and reported to the bosses as a malingerer. It’s a decision I’m paying for until today and I do so every year. ..

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