POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Annual results will shed light on scope of crisis at Eskom
Eskom is at the centre of the allegations around state capture, writes Natasha Marrian
Eskom’s annual results presentation on Wednesday will be closely watched after it was reported that the parastatal is facing a severe cash crisis. Eskom is at the centre of the allegations around state capture, which have severely dented the credibility of President Jacob Zuma’s administration and resulted in paralysis in the state and the governing party. Zuma has announced that he would set up a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture as revelations on the extent of the Gupta family’s influence over his government continue to be exposed through leaked e-mails. However, the president has not yet done so, despite a call by the ANC for the inquiry to be set up urgently. The state capture revelations have also damaged the ANC brand, resulting in the South African Communist Party (SACP) at its national congress deciding to contest elections on its own. The move could spell the death of the alliance, which has governed SA since 1994. Save SA, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, chu...
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