After a strongly worded statement in which it promised early on Tuesday "to resolve McKinsey/Trillian, other matters", Eskom published a late-night statement devoid of any new resolution or action. Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has asked "for a report within 48 hours" on allegations that the power utility had deliberately misled her, which resulted in her giving false information to Parliament. The board’s meeting came a day after Eskom admitted it had lied about payments to Gupta-linked financial advisory firm Trillian and global consultancy McKinsey. The utility, which is plagued by numerous allegations of corruption, on Tuesday morning promised "to find a lasting solution" after its chief financial officer Anoj Singh was accused of deliberately misleading Brown, Parliament and the public. He had claimed Eskom had been cleared by consultancy Oliver Wyman in its irregular dealings with McKinsey and Trillian. Oliver Wyman had in fact red-flagged the payments as irregular a...
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