Jabu Mabuza (4 February 1958 – 16 June 2021) was a South African businessman and investor. He was chairman of the Eskom board.[1][2][3][4]
Jabu Mabuza | |
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 Jabu Mabuza at the World Economic Forum | |
| Born | Jabulane Mabuza 4 February 1958 Waterval Boven, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Died | 16 June 2021 (aged 63) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessperson, investor |
| Years active | 1980–2021 |
He was appointed the chairman of Eskom in January 2018,[5] a post he resigned from in January 2020.[6]
Early life and education
editJabulane Mabuza was born in February 1958 in the town of Waterval Boven, South Africa. His family was later forcibly resettled in White River on trust land, and Mabuza lived alternatively with his two grandmothers. He later went to live with an aunt in Daveyton. While in junior secondary school, Mabuza was expelled for being caught in the 1976 student protests in Soweto. He graduated in Durban and from 1981 until 1982 attended the University of Limpopo.[5]
Career
editIn 1980 he became a clerk of the court at what was then called the Department of Bantu Affairs. He began driving taxis for tuition funds while in Daveyton, later becoming a taxi owner.[5] Also in the late 1980s he helped found the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services, becoming the organization's CEO in 1990.[5]
Mabuza was the group CEO of Tsogo Sun Holding.[5]
On 20 January 2018, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Mabuza as the new chairman of Eskom, a state-owned power utility company.[5]
On 29 July 2019, Jabu Mabuza was appointed Acting CEO of ESKOM, replacing the resigned Phakamani Hadebe at the struggling State Energy utility.[7][8]
Personal life
editMabuza met his future wife, Siphiwe, in the 1970s while on a train to Durban. They had three children.[5] He died of COVID-19 on 16 June 2021, aged 63.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Biography of Jabu Mabuza" (PDF). Eskom.
- ^ "New Eskom board announced - Jabu Mabuza named as new chairperson", Mail & Guardian, 20 January 2018
- ^ "South Africa names Jabu Mabuza as Eskom chairman in board shake-up", Reuters, Nqobile Dludla, 20 January 2018
- ^ "Busa president Jabu Mabuza awarded honorary doctorate" Archived 30 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine, The Citizen, 7 May 2017
- ^ a b c d e f g "Eskom's new chair is a man of 'unimpeachable integrity'", Mail & Guardian, Lisa Steyn, 21 January 2018
- ^ Vecchiatto, Paul; Burkhardt, Paul (10 January 2020). "Eskom Chairman Resigns as South Africa Blackouts Resume". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Jabu Mabuza appointed as Eskom's acting CEO". eNCA. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Jabu Mabuza appointed to three powerful positions at Eskom". TimesLIVE. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Former Eskom chair Jabu Mabuza has died". Fin24. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Former Eskom board chairman Jabu Mabuza dies". eNCA. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.