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ONKGOPOTSE JJ TABANE | SOEs are in a big mess — who is to blame?

We have to go back to the drawing board about the architecture of our state to create a capable government

16 October 2023 - 21:34 By Onkgopotse JJ Tabane

The resignation of Transnet CEO Portia Derby and Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana is more than a symptom of the runaway train that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have become...

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