ANDILE NTINGI: SA must act on the skills shortage at state entities

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The Small Enterprise Finance Agency appears to be moving in the right direction

The most pressing challenge facing many of SA’s state-owned enterprises is the acute shortage of skilled people at all levels.

Gordhan needs artisans, power station engineers and plant operators for coal and nuclear power stations to help turn Eskom around and bring an end to the regular load-shedding that continues to damage the domestic economy. In the wake of the damning evidence and findings of the Zondo state capture commission there is a growing realisation that SA’s economic recovery cannot happen if there is no turnaround in the performance of SOEs, especially improved governance.

Before Siwisa occupied Sefa’s chair the small business financier appointed Mxolisi Matshamba as CEO in November 2020. Matshamba is a seasoned executive with private and public-sector experience, having started his career as an external and internal auditor in the oil & gas, retail, hotel, legal and fishing industries.

The government’s National Development Plan envisions SMMEs generating 90% of new jobs by 2030, helping to slash the unemployment rate to about 6%. The NDP also sees SMMEs playing a leading role in driving economic growth to at least 5.4% annually up to 2030. However, the sector’s contribution to the economy is unlikely to grow if the obstacles preventing this are not removed.

 

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