Eskom has an ethical responsibility to provide cheap, clean power to all
Mismanagement and corruption of the utility are a moral breach of the contract between the state and its citizens
27 October 2019 - 20:36
What insights might be gained if one approaches the issues around Eskom from an applied ethics perspective? Eskom is a monopoly entity providing an essential service. Both aspects of this reality have important ethical consequences.
Under normal circumstances in a free-market economy, strict rules apply to ensure fair competition among businesses in the same sector. The active Competition Commission — giving fines to those who enter into price collusion — is an example of how jealously competition is guarded...
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