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Eskom and Iscor were formed to feed the railway network’s need for cheap electricity and steel. (Nadine Hutton/Bloomberg)
BARRY HERTZOG

South Africa’s state owned companies: a complex history that’s seldom told

Why were they established in the first place and how have they survived this long? Their histories provide clues for their successes and failures

  • Nancy L Clark
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