Outgoing Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has turned down staff pleas that he remain at the utility after his surprise resignation. Staff members called an impromptu meeting on Tuesday at Eskom’s Megawatt Park headquarters in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, at which they asked Molefe to stay on. Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said the meeting was organised by "guardians", who are part of Eskom staff and belong to various unions. The National Union of Mineworkers, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA and Solidarity said they were aware of the meeting but were still gathering more information about it. Molefe, who had to cancel an appointment to attend the meeting, addressed the group about his reasons for resigning. He made the same utterances he had put in a statement released on Friday, in which he detailed why he had to step down from Eskom. Molefe again said he was not resigning because of wrongdoing but felt he had to do so in the interest of the company. He also wanted to clear his name.
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