Parastatals

​An often cited definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result

If investors take a proactive oversight role, capital can be allocated to well-run entities

The amount misspent by state-owned enterprises may almost match the R50-billion budget gap

The SABC shake-up and ANC shift bode well for the reform of other public enterprises

‘Governance gaps’ and diminished confidence are eroding investors’ appetite for SOE bonds

Malusi Gigaba says the land issue must be resolved speedily to avoid Zimbabwe-style invasions.

The state utility could thrive if it splits its generation and transmission businesses, writes Bruce Raw.

The first statement of its kind, it signals the state’s concern over its exposure to Eskom and others.

Throughout modern history, state-owned enterprises have played a critical role in shaping successful paths for developing economies.

The tangled web of murky dealings at parastatals hints at how state procurement has been fiddledå

Readers write in about the ANC, President Zuma, parastatals and the Guptas.

Readers write in about state capture, whiteness, the ‘colonial literary system’, and the Kardashians.

There is no sense in trying to impose socialist solutions that barely worked even in the advanced industrial countries

Jacob Zuma has done an about-turn and will implement the recommendations of a 2013 report on management of floundering state-owned entities.

Those who are involved in these shenanigans have nothing to fear if the nation simply looks the other way instead of taking action against wrongdoing.