He was the Group Chief Executive of Eskom and former CEO of the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa.

[1] Hadebe worked in the National Treasury from 2003 to 2008 serving as Head of Assets and Liabilities.

From 2008 to 2013 he was the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa[1] during which he laid charges against the Bank's former CEO (Philemon Mohlahlane) for corruption.

[2] From December 2013 until January 2018 Hadebe was head the corporate and investment banking division of Working Limited.

[4] His resignation sparked a debate amongst political parties over the difficult state of managing the financially strained state owned company[4] and raised concerns over the possibility of finding a capable replacement.