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Eskom going to die slow death, warns economist Efficient Group founder and economist Dawie Roodt said “Eskom is going to die a slow death” in response to the 2023 budget speech. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented the Eskom Debt Relief Bill in the budget, with the government taking...

Eskom falling apart Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said Eskom is a bankrupt company which cannot be saved, which means that the private sector will have to provide the country’s electricity. Speaking to the SABC, Roodt predicted that Eskom would go the same route as South African...

South Africa showing signs of a failed state Former reconstruction and development minister Jay Naidoo says South Africa is in serious trouble and is showing signs of a failed state. Naidoo is a seasoned politician who was the founding general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade...

Eskom is beyond saving — and we already know how it will end Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said Eskom is financially and operationally unsalvageable and will come to the same end as South African Airways (SAA). Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan appointed a new Eskom...

Striking Eskom workers are paid far too much — Economist Eskom workers participating in a wage-related strike that has plunged South Africa into stage 6 load-shedding are already getting paid too much. Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt has said. Roodt was speaking to Sunday newspaper...

Dawie Roodt predicted Tito Mboweni's exit — here is what else he said Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt has accurately predicted the exit of former finance minister Tito Mboweni, and the reason for his exit is not good news for South Africa. Last year, Roodt said the ANC’s main...