Althus Erasmus should count himself lucky. This week, the labour court ruled that Eskom, the struggling power utility, had unfairly overlooked him for a senior job based on his skin colour.

The utility’s defence for overlooking Erasmus was that white males were overrepresented by 16% at that level. When he lodged a grievance, Eskom failed to provide him with satisfactory explanation...

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