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Spotlight | South Africa
Eskom faces another turbulent year after CEO resignation

The shadow of the CEO of state-owned power utility Eskom Andre de Ruyter is seen as he speaks at a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on January 2020. © Sumaya Hisham/Reuters

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has thrown in the towel. In the coming months, the South African state-owned power utility may have to deal with other top-level resignations, the publication of a dismal business activity report, and the headache of finding a new boss. [...]

Published on 22/12/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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