As we all know, the decay at Eskom set in a long time ago, long before the Guptas — with the assistance of their politically connected partners — started thrashing assets in the Witbank coal basin. It began when those responsible for procuring coal at Eskom, and certain coal suppliers, started colluding about prices and how to bypass quality checks. The Guptas obviously perfected the art, but they didn’t invent it. But it is easy to point fingers. We now have the advantage of hindsight — we are 更多
