Eskom: the epitome of all that has gone wrong in South Africa

Loadshedding seems to be our new norm and is bleeding our country's economy dry. Corruption is rife, incompetence is widespread and the coal-produced electricity issues seem to be multiplying. South Africa appears to be headed towards disaster as our government seems unable to reverse Eskom's deterioration – further damaging any hopes for alleviating poverty and social injustice. Read more about the ongoing power fiasco in the article below. – Carmen Mileder

Corrupt, failing Eskom is a picture of South Africa in miniature

By David Pilling

When André de Ruyter became chief executive of Eskom, South Africa's state power monopoly, someone warned him he was now boss of the country's biggest crime syndicate. De Ruyter, who quit the role in December after three bruising years, says: "Looking back, I think he might have had a point."

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