Eskom board chairman Mpho Makwana resigns

There is ALWAYS a root cause to a problem which has an effect. In this case look no further than Gordhan. He, through sheer incompetence, is the wrecking ball that has seen the destruction of every single entity he is responsible for. The merry-go-round of CEO and Board appointments, the huge tax payer bail outs and yet; not ONE of these entities is in recovery mode. The cost of his and his Ministry to this country's economy is incalculable. Lost exports, lost revenue, lost taxes, lost jobs. And he remains in office!!!

It doesn’t really matter who they appoint. They have no intention of changing anything at all. More downward slide, higher salaries and cost an and for this they charge us more and more for their intermittent electricity supply. The plan is to run the country until it’s a wasteland - as long as BBEEE continues, entitlement continues and with that comes incompetence and lack of accountability. And whilst they aren’t actually doing their jobs, they can plan how to steal their next million.

not sure what the guy leaving did anyway other than threaten to take Du Ruiter to court. Is he the one who wanted a board meeting to approve each announcement of load shedding ?

And so the show goes on...

People who are pointing a finger at Gwede or Gordhan, I think, have got it wrong. The ANC is the problem. Remember how Gordhan was one of the good guys? Should Gordhan leave does anyone really think that he will be replaced with anyone better when the ANC is doing the replacing?

No idea of how to chair the board of an SOE that is intended to deliver services for a price. All he could do is flash the usual race card rather than actually addressing the fundamental problems in the organisation. Useless at the best of times. Good riddance.

A note of rare optimism. I know Mteto Nyati. He is one of the most successful, deepest thinking, empathetic, incorruptible and competent SA executives in recent history - Microsoft, MTN, Altron - leaving all of them better than he found them. If he can't help, then no one can. A terrific appointment.

How sad it is that the overwhelming majority of these comments come from the ranks of the irrelevant. The level of frustration we feel has reached new heights with every failure of ANC rule - and God knows - failure is their strongest suit. Given the impact on every aspect of South African life, it is difficult to rise above the anger and look at the bigger picture. The current situation in Israel, horrific beyond imagining, contains perhaps, a hint of our own history. To expect the oppressed, (and in our case under-educated) to recover in a mere 30 years, and to possess the skills, knowledge and experience to run complex organisations and institutions, let alone govern, is unrealistic. Equally so, again sadly, to expect feedback from the former oppressors to be welcome, is probably equally so. And this is not intended to overlook the many competent people who have emerged. We are all co-contributors to this unholy f%*kup and until we can ALL rise above it and truly work together, nothing is likely to improve in a hurry. And all of that in no way lessens frustration with the corruption, fraud and greed that characterizes this government.

I have a suggestion please - sincerely apologize to Mr Andre De Ruyters & make him an offer he can not refuse - he has been right all along & importantly there is(was? - fat chance) corruption at Eskom. Investigate those who wants to hang him out to dry. They got the cause.

"As a government, we are committed to ensuring that Eskom has the right skills, talent and experience..." Since when?