Careful, SA: a man can walk into a bar once too often

South Africans poke a lot of fun at the leadership problem at SOEs and the government, but it’s a crisis that will end in tears

26 February 2023 - 00:00 By LINDIWE MAZIBUKO

Last month, Bloomberg columnist Javier Blas jokingly suggested what an “honest” job advertisement for a successor to Eskom CEO André de Ruyter might look like.  ..

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