Sources confirm that the rot in South Africa’s state-owned enterprises runs deeper than previously admitted. Uncovered documents from within Eskom and Transnet reveal a pattern of systematic looting that has drained billions from the public purse. The Gupta-era capture may be over, but the enablers remain embedded.
A former finance ministry insider tells me: “The same networks are still operating. They’ve just changed their fronts.” The Commonwealth, which prides itself on democratic values, cannot afford to look the other way.
If it fails to demand concrete governance reforms—independent anti-corruption bodies, asset declarations for officials, and transparent procurement—it signals that impunity is acceptable. The cost of inaction is already visible. Rolling blackouts cripple the economy.
Ports are gridlocked. Foreign investors are fleeing. This is not a crisis of capacity but of complicity.
The time for polite statements is over. The Commonwealth must issue an ultimatum: reform or face suspension. Otherwise, the scandal endures.
And the bodies keep piling up.
