‘Zesa engineers running Eskom’

BY NQOBANI NDLOVU
ZESA Holdings executive chairperson Sydney Gata has bemoaned massive brain drain at the power utility, saying its engineers were literally now running South Africa’s Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom).

He told editors and journalists during a tour of Zesa’s Hwange hydropower plant on Monday that the massive exodus of engineers had paralysed operations at the country’s power utility, resulting in power cuts.

Gata said hundreds of ex-Zesa engineers relocated to the diaspora, adding that it was imperative to lure them back to ensure the company operates at optimum capacity.

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