Angry opposition rallies to battle Brian Molefe's return to Eskom
ANC tells public enterprises minister to reverse appointment as opponents line up urgent court application
When Brian Molefe reports to work on Monday morning, he is likely to be met by hostile protesters from opposition parties and civil society groups and an urgent court application, asking him to stay clear of Eskom. News of his return to the power utility on Friday has been met with widespread condemnation and his colleagues in the ANC seem united in opposition to the Eskom board’s decision to rehire him as CEO of the utility — which he had left under a cloud in 2016. The ANC on Sunday summoned Public Enterprises Minister Lynn Brown to its headquarters in Johannesburg to explain the reappointment. If you are already a subscriber, please click on the following link below to go to the full article: Parties, civil society fight Brian Molefe’s return to Eskom If you would like to subscribe to BusinessLIVE Premium to read the full story, please click here: Subscribe Premium content is not yet available on the app. Please use the desktop site to subscribe.
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