Opinion

Job cuts alone will not rescue flailing SOEs

11 April 2021 - 00:00 By Sunday Times Editorial

A number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are in the throes of pandemic-fuelled change, whittling down staff complements in line with their diminished earning capabilities. The pandemic has helped bring to the surface what seems to be chronic dysfunction in these companies...

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