THEBE MABANGA
ESKOM deserves the support of government, business and communities to navigate its governance, technical and financial challenges and help drive the country’s growth.
This is according to Deputy President David Mabuza, who responded to questions in the National Assembly on Thursday.
“Government has taken a view that Eskom must be supported to implement a comprehensive turnaround programme, which will ensure that the utility develops and enhances its requisite institutional capabilities to meet the country’s energy needs,” Mabuza said in his oral reply.
“Eskom is central to the country’s plans of re-igniting the economy in the context of the prevailing negative impact of COVID-19,” said Mabuza, who has rarely spoken since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Mabuza expressed confidence in the newly appointed board, chaired by Professor Malekgapuru Makgoba and CEO Andre de Ruyter, whose appointment was announced in November last year and took up the position in
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