Molefe ally abruptly quits amid rumours of an internal investigation
Tebogo Rakau‚ along with Eskom’s disgraced former chief financial officer Anoj Singh‚ were among senior staff Brian Molefe brought over from Transnet
Eskom’s divisional executive for security, Tebogo Rakau, has resigned with immediate effect. Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe confirmed in an SMS response to Business Day that Rakau‚ appointed by former CEO Brian Molefe in 2015‚ had resigned on Tuesday. Sources said Rakau was facing an internal investigation‚ but Phasiwe did not answer questions about the nature of the probe or Rakau’s reasons for resigning. Phasiwe said Eskom was “not at liberty to disclose employer-employee contractual matters with third parties”. When Molefe took over the reins at the power utility‚ he carved out the position for Rakau, who previously served as Transnet’s security chief. Rakau‚ along with Eskom’s disgraced former chief financial officer Anoj Singh‚ were among the senior staff Molefe brought over from Transnet. He served as the chief of security at Transnet Freight Rail after leaving the army, where he was senior staff officer in the office of the chief of the South African National Defence Force. Ra...
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