Brown withdraws opposition to DA's court case on Molefe
Minister's shock announcement in Parliament is the latest twist in the saga of Brian Molefe's role at Eskom
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has withdrawn her opposition to a court application by the Democratic Alliance requesting that the reappointment of Eskom CEO Brian Molefe be set aside. The shock announcement was made during a presentation by the minister to Parliament's public enterprises committee on Tuesday and follows public outrage about Molefe's reappointment. The African National Congress has also asked Brown to rescind her approval of the reappointment. Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan - now an MP - was present at the hearing. The minister said she had submitted an affidavit to court even though she had withdrawn her opposition as she believed her testimony would assist the court. Her initial advice was to oppose the setting aside of the reappointment of Molefe as she had neither appointed nor reinstated him, and she had also been advised by the Eskom board that it had obtained legal advice by senior counsel on its handling of the matter. "However, having had a...
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