Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has warded off attempts to put a credible board in place at Eskom, ignoring suggestions from quarters within the ANC and the misgivings of the Treasury over her choices. On Friday, Brown announced two new appointments to the board — Malegapuru Makgoba and Tshepo Mongalo — both academics, and left incumbent acting chair Zethembe Khoza and the other six serving directors in place. Brown’s decision, which she said in a statement had been endorsed by the Cabinet on Wednesday, contravenes two commitments that the government has made with the private sector over fixing Eskom. Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba promised in July that, as one of 14 confidence-building measures, Eskom would have a new board on November 30. Local lenders had also warned the Treasury that unless a new board was in place by the end of November, they would decline to roll over loans. Names that were put to the minister for consideration by ANC colleagues included former mineral...
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