Leadership vacuum at Eskom at risk of getting worse; South Africa has a huge problem with lawyers; government says it is taking a hard line against the ‘construction mafia’; and South Africa is looking to fast-track vaccines to deal with the bird flu crisis.
The leadership vacuum at Eskom, which has been without a permanent CEO for most of the year, may deepen as the end of the employment contract of CFO Calib Cassim looms. This comes as negotiations to get lender consent for the unbundling of Eskom has not yet been finalised, and Minister Of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is wooing investors to spend big bucks on strengthening the Eskom grid.
[ Public works and infrastructure minister Sihle Zikalala has taken a hard line on the construction mafia, saying he is not ruling out the possibility of roping in the army to deal with those undermining infrastructure development in South Africa. Zikalala said he is willing to facilitate discussions with people with a genuine interest in entering the construction industry, but he will not tolerate criminal elements.
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