New Eskom board chairman Mabuza ‘will do what must be done in the national interest’
The new Eskom board chairman Jabu Mabuza says he was humbled to receive a call asking if he would be willing to take on the job as head of the power utility’s board but it is not a task he accepted lightly. Mabuza‚ who has been credited with the strong turnaround of Telkom in recent years‚ said on Saturday after the announcement that there was a general consensus across society that work needed to be done in terms of turning the South African economy around. Eskom was a key part of the economy‚ he said. “I was quite humbled when I was asked to participate to find a solution in leading Eskom‚” Mabuza said. “Eskom is a part of our daily lives and any problem that affects Eskom‚ affects every one of us. I accepted‚ but not lightly. I understand that this is a very‚ very big challenge – bigger than anything I have ever been involved in.” Mabuza said he would continue to serve as chairman of Telkom. “I am still chairman of Telkom. Telkom has a great board‚ a great management and the stra...
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