This week Eskom’s acting head of generation, Rhulani Mathebula, quit, citing untenable workplace demands that affected his health and family. The power utility is not an easy business in which to work and I am prepared to bet on how long it will take for CEO Andre de Ruyter to do the same.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Nairobi this week, where a new visa-free arrangement for Kenyans entering South Africa was announced. That was a sign ificant move. Thinking facetiously, we may need to send him out more often to get him moving on important decisions to help our economy and those of other countries on the continent, writes Sam Mkokeli.