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Independent News reports that the SA Communist Party (SACP) has vowed to mobilise trade unions, especially Cosatu, to ensure that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s intended unbundling of Eskom does not lead to job losses.
The party made the call as it formally endorsed the move to unbundle Eskom, saying it was part of Ramaphosa’s plan to clean state-owned enterprises from corruption. On Sunday, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande was adamant that his party’s priority was to retain the jobs of thousands of those employed by the entity. “We are going to mobilise workers in the country to ensure that the unbundling of Eskom does not lead to its privatisation. We want government to commit that privatisation does not actually happen,” Nzimande said. He also stated that his party wanted Eskom to play a central role in the generation of cleaner and renewable power. Nzimande commented that, within its severe budgetary constraints, the state had to continue to provide financial and other support to stabilise and strengthen Eskom.
- Read the original of Baldwin Ndaba’s report on the above in full at Independent News
- Read too, Eskom unbundling won't cause job losses, privatisation, says ANC, at EWN
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