THE Black Business Council (BBC) on Tuesday met the CEs of Eskom, Transnet and Denel as part of engagements on how state-owned entities (SOEs) are governed. The black business lobby group, which made waves recently for publicly backing President Jacob Zuma, also elected new leadership at an annual general meeting held on the same day. The president was scheduled to give a keynote address at a BBC gala dinner late on Tuesday after the organisation’s two-day conference. Businesswoman Danisa Baloyi — a council member of Business Unity SA — is the new president, while Gilbert Mosena and Zukiswa Ntlangula are the joint vice-presidents. Sello Rasethaba is the chairman, George Sebulela is the general secretary, Mzwanele Manyi is the head of policy and Sindi Mzamo is the treasurer. Baloyi is the former chairwoman of the Road Accident Fund and has sat on various boards, including those of Absa, South African Tourism and the Gauteng Enterprise Propellor. However, she was removed as a nonexecu...

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