Fixing Eskom is a chance to switch course on climate change, says FirstRand chair
Restructuring the utility can help lead a transition from coal
09 June 2019 - 16:57
The fingerprints of SA’s power utility are all over the economy’s demise. But fixing Eskom is giving President Cyril Ramaphosa a chance to switch course on issues from climate change to growth.
“It’s really important to link Eskom’s restructuring to where we want to be as a country,” said Roger Jardine, the chair of FirstRand, Africa’s largest bank by market value. “It has to happen as soon as possible.”..
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