SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Don’t celebrate too soon
My point here is that the fight against corruption is far from over. It has only just begun
The events unfolding at the top levels of Eskom and other parts of the state may have the unfortunate effect of inducing a false sense of accomplishment among those campaigning against corruption and for good corporate governance. The highly regarded Jabu Mabuza has come in to lead a worthy board full of the kind of servant-leader SA has sorely missed over the past nine years; the equally respected Phakamani Hadebe will lead a reconfigured management team. The fact is we have arrived at this point where we can look back with pride at what has been achieved, but must march forward because the mission to defeat corruption and fraud has only just begun. We have arrived at the point we are, not to rest, but only to take up our anti-corruption arms to fight some more. Indeed, a lot has been achieved in the past two weeks, starting with the firing of the Eskom board staffed by incompetents led by Zethembe Khoza and appointed by Lynne Brown. This was followed by the immediate dismissal of ...
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