If mining and energy minister Gwede Mantashe is to be believed when he says stabilising state-owned entities in his department is a priority, he is doing a terrible job of it at the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa).

It was not that long ago when Necsa was one of the few state-owned enterprises to turn a profit. But now, like many other government institutions, it has fallen into an interminable crisis...

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