South Africa: Eskom, State Capture and a Plan to Keep the Lights On

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Daily Maverick takes a look what's at stake amid all the Davos talk of renewal, credible turnaround strategies and growth.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told the annual World Economic Forum shindig at Davos, Switzerland, that a plan to keep Eskom switched on was in the making. 'In the next few weeks, we will be announcing a set of measures to stabilise and improve the company's financial position and to ensure uninterrupted energy supply.' It's not exactly new, given the end of January deadline he had set for the Eskom sustainability task team appointed in mid-December 2018. But his comments, crucially, were made on an international platform amid a drive to rustle up more investment for South Africa.

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