SOE reform becomes urgency for gov’t

Of the 16 parastatals required by law to operate profitably, just seven have done so in the past financial year. Vice President, Ndaba Gaolathe, says parastatals and their turnaround are a “big ticket” item in his conversations with President Boko. MBONGENI MGUNI, PAULINE DIKUELO & TIMOTHY LEWANIKA write on the troubled state assets

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