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Vol 60 No 24

Published 5th December 2019


South Africa

Grasping the Eskom nettle

A new CEO has come to the electricity utility, but the government is still picking its battles carefully and change remains gradual

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni described national power utility Eskom as 'South Africa's biggest economic risk' next to low growth. The gigantic utility is an albatross around the African National Congress's neck, endangering all economic prospects and intimidating all planners.

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