Readers’ Views

Other SOEs on the same track to nowhere as Prasa

The article “Prasa: what a way to run a railroad” (Newsmaker, April 21) is the narrative of other state-owned enterprises and the poor management that has all but destroyed the South African economy.

Cadre deployment in Prasa’s case says it all. The same problem bedevils Eskom, SAA and other enterprises because the ANC has no idea what is required to govern. The same applies to the 200 failing municipalities.

The temporary board chair, Khanyisile Kweyama, states the rail service can’t be fixed in years, which has one wondering if SA Inc can be restored within a decade.

The damage runs deep and wide, and the poor calibre of so many cabinet ministers leaves little hope of reinstating the country as the leading economy on the continent.

Fresh thinking will be needed, with the ANC trying a nonracial approach and employing the best brains.

Time is of the essence.

Ted O’Connor, Johannesburg Khanyisile Kweyama, I take my hat off to you.

Your interpretation of the issues seems to me to be spot on.

You have a massive turnaround job to do, and all good South Africans will be supporting you.

Mr Jones, on BusinessLIVE

This is how it is going to be with so many institutions. Difficult. Expensive. Slow. But we have no choice. Keep going.

Carel Jooste, on BusinessLIVE

Looters are not so miserable

The article “Chin up! Venezuela’s worse” (April 21) refers.

That SA came in as the third-most miserable economy is shocking and an indictment on the ANC government’s ability to run what was previously a first-world economy.

Although perhaps not many ANC politicians are miserable, given the corruption and looting that have netted them billions.

The ordinary and poor in our country are suffering the consequences of ineptitude and dishonesty by the government.

The continued looting of government coffers for self-serving purposes should propel the proletariat to consider voting in a new government next month.

Nathan Cheiman, Johannesburg

Venezuela is worse, but we — or rather the ANC — are working on it!

Colson C, on BusinessLIVE

MultiChoice becoming no choice

I hate MultiChoice, and especially their advertising of themselves, again and again and again, “Penalties and free kicks await broadcasters in new TV plans” (April 21).

Dropped the sport now, saved R300 per month, and more to follow ... got Netflix, and when fibre comes in six weeks or so, then out goes Telkom. Geoff Coles, on BusinessLIVE

Really, there are only two reasons for pay-TV packages: news and sports. The rest is easily available elsewhere. Bob Dubery, on BusinessLIVE