Rational Perspective

Eskom chairman Jabu Mabuza has raised eyebrows for accepting yet another directorship instead of concentrating on fixing the power utility, which needs a government bail-out and its problems are believed to be the biggest obstacle to an improvement in South Africa's economic growth. A lifestyle audit has failed to turn up evidence that Daniel Matjila, former CEO of the country's biggest fund manager, is corrupt, a probe into irregularities at the Public Investment Corporation has heard. The independence of the South African reserve bank is back in the spotlight with its deputy governor Kuben Naidoo moving to reassure investors by highlighting the importance of an independent central bank. Investing in space travel to Mars is about to get easier for smaller investors, with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic unveiling plans to become the first publicly listed human spaceflight company. As political tension continues to build north of the Limpopo River, Zimbabwean authorities have charged a senior official