ANC suggests pension funds take some Eskom assets

The Economic Transformation Committee of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress suggested that pension funds take over some of the assets of the indebted state power company. The proposal to transfer parts of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. into non-state hands was made in a discussion document dated July 8, which considered responses to the coronavirus-induced economic slump. The ANC’s labor union allies oppose privatization of Eskom assets.