The collapse of Eskom is imminent for all the reasons noted above. It is deeply infested with parasites extracting money without creating value. It is unsustainable for the same reasons that SAA has collapsed. It too had the game being played about the supply of fuel at inflated cost. But it also had the other games – supplying toothpicks, serviettes, cookies, butter and buns, all at inflated cost. It too has separated the right of remuneration from the responsibility of productivity.
AuthorAnthony Turton
Dr Anthony Turton is Professor at the Centre for Environmental Management, University of Free State; Africa editor of Water Policy, the official journal of the World Water Council; a director of Janigraph (Pty) Ltd and of Nanodyn Systems (Pty) Ltd; a strategist for Water Shortage South Africa NPC; and the founding member of South African Water Chamber (NPC). He is a recipient of the Nick Steele Memorial Award (South African Environmentalist of the Year) 2010; the Green Globe Award (Environmental Activist of the Year) 2012; and the WESSA Award (Lifetime Conservation Achiever) 2016.