Running on empty: SOEs and their CEOs have bled SA dry

By Corrie Kruger | Published Jul 6, 2024

The priorities for the Government of National Unity (GNU) in South Africa include achieving rapid, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth to create jobs. Commentators agree that that our state-owned entities’ (SOEs) governance process has a serious and never-ending problem due to the political nature of the shareholder. We need to move towards professionalism.