Lynne Brown questions Eskom chair and CEO; issues another 'final' ultimatum
Eskom has been labouring under the weight of corruption, and Brown has previously admitted to have helped cover up some of the evidence of wrong doing at the utility
The public enterprises minister has issued what she calls a "final ultimatum" to the board of Eskom, demanding the utility give her a report on Tuesday on numerous processes to address the alleged corruption threatening to collapse Eskom. However, Lynne Brown has on previous occasions given the utility "ultimatums" but failed to take any action. In a statement tweeted and e-mailed to some media organisations on Friday, the minister said she wants a briefing from the chairman and chief executive officer on the resolutions the board has reached regarding "disciplinary processes, investigations into questionable contracts, stability in the company and particular the executive team," among other issues. Eskom had in June furnished the minister and the media with a report in which it denied paying "a cent" to Gupta-linked company Trillian, which the minister then used to assure parliament the controversial family was not financially benefiting from the utility. Eskom was later forced to ...
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