It is now confirmed that from August going forward, Jabu Mabuza will assume office the acting Eskom CEO.
Until now, Mabuza serves as the board’s executive chair.
Later, though, his family was forcibly moved to the White River and resettled on trust land.
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Here, Jabulane’s two grandmothers took turns in raising him.
At some point, he left his grandmothers to put up with his aunt in Daveyton.
Later though, he rejoined school and graduated.
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Around the same time, he ventured into taxi driving but later started his own taxi company.
After raising enrollment fees, he joined the University of Limpopo only to drop out during his second year.
He went back to his taxi business and even added more ideas to his business internet.
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He has also served as CEO and director of the Southern Sun and Tsogo Sun Hospitality groups.
They later got married and got blessed with three children: two sons and a daughter.
Going by the current general rates, the Eskom CEO salary may be well above R20m.
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In 2015 he reinvested over R60m from his pension savings towards the creation of black-owned industrial companies.
While being considered for the position, an issue almost stood on his way.
The fact that his companies repair boilers at Eskom provided grounds for a potential conflict of interest.
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It is interesting how one’s success attracts love and hatred in an almost equal measure.
However, should he dig in and remain the Eskom South Africa Chief Executive?
His performance will be the best judge.
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