Jacob Dlamini, author of Native Nostalgia, takes a critical look at some of the unintended consequences of Black Economic Empowerment, in light of the recent Eskom saga involving CEO Jacob Maroga. He rolls out memorable lines from fellow writers Bheki Peterson – “being black is not a job description” – and Jabulani Sikhakahne – “Maroga holding on to his job by the pigmentation of his skin”.
Take a look:
It seems like only yesterday that Wits University academic Bheki Peterson was warning South Africans against the elevation of blackness into a job description. In fact, Peterson issued his warning in the mid-1990s, when ideas about black economic empowerment and affirmative action were more confused than they are at present.
The warning must have fallen on deaf ears, given the sorry saga at Eskom at the start of this week, where CE Jacob Maroga was, in the apposite words of Business Day columnist Jabulani Sikhakhane, holding on to his job by the pigmentation of his skin.
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