There’s a lot to fix in South Africa from corrupt institutions reeling from years of state capture, failing state-owned enterprises struggling to stand up from the weight of massive debts and broken spirit in our people who continue to struggle with economic woes like unemployment and living below the poverty line.
While we must be patient and let the adage, fix one thing at a time, be our guiding principle, it is difficult to ask that off a society that has endured so much already. We’ll have a chance to effect some change on the country at the upcoming local government elections, scheduled for November 1, we urge you to vote.
Slowly but surely our institutions are being built back up and important people are tasked with the duty of restoring them. Andre de Ruyter is one such person, the Eskom chief executive has faced many battles during his tenure already, but he remains resolute and determined to turn the power provider around.
De Ruyter sat down with Anton Eberhard to explain how he is hitting the reset button at South Africa’s power utility. Well worth the read.
Elsewhere, Justice Malala writes about the importance of voter turnout at the upcoming elections. Malala argues that voter turnout will be as important as registration following the IEC’s voter registration drive over the past weekend.
While Adrian Basson (for subscribers) argues that when we vote we should not be thinking along party lines and should vote our conscience. Basson writes that South Africans should remove councillors who have woefully failed in service delivery and not return the same bunch to their posts.
Here’s a roundup of interesting opinions and analyses:
Britain’s red list is costing us billions – Editorial, The Citizen (for subscribers)
For the sake of economic freedom, leave Djo BaNkuna’s cabbage patch alone – Tim Cohen, Daily Maverick
How BAT’s chickens came home to roost – Telita Snyckers, Financial Mail
Unions should back vaccine mandate – Editorial, Business Day
Musk soars while Bezos sues in the new space race – Adam Minter, Fin24 (Bloomberg)
Constitutional triumph on matrimonial property rights – Nokuthula Mbele, Mail & Guardian
