Remembering Jabu Mabuza

Jabu Mabuza's untimely death due to Covid 19 has taken one the country's finest business leaders too soon. Mabuza is a former Board Chair of Telkom and Eskom and CEO of Tsogo Sun. As was the case when he left Tsogo Sun, Mabuza's hurried departure from Eskom opened other opportunities, he was snapped up by media and entertainment giant, MultiChoice, which appointed him the lead independent non-executive director. It was a position he held until his untimely demise this week. He will be remembered for his pathfinder contribution to township and rural economic participation during the apartheid era through his roles in the Southern Africa Black Taxi Association and the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services (FABCOS). He also championed black economic participation and inclusive growth through his leadership of Business Leadership South Africa and Business Unity South Africa. But he didn't have it easy at Eskom To recall the extraordinary contribution Mabuza made to South African business Michael Avery is joined by Sipho Maseko, CEO of Telkom; Bonang Francis Mohale, Chancellor of the University of the Free State; Busi Mavuso, non-executive director, of Eskom and & Colin Coleman, a senior fellow and lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs