Day of drama for Eskom culminates in two separate inquiries
Parliament will probe Brian Molefe's reappointment as CE and minister Lynne Brown has given the nod for a probe of procurement
Eskom is facing two inquiries, after Parliament's public enterprises committee decided to initiate an inquiry into Brian Molefe's reappointment as CEO. Earlier on Tuesday, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said she would to institute an inquiry into procurement at Eskom. The move to probe Molefe's reappointment is supported by the DA, EFF and IFP. The decision was announced on Tuesday by acting committee chairperson Zukiswa Rantho after an engagement by the committee with Brown, her deputy Ben Martins, Eskom chairman Ben Ngubane and members of the Eskom board. Rantho said the committee believed Molefe's reappointment as Eskom CE was illegal unless convinced otherwise. She also asked that the Eskom board provide the committee with all correspondence related to the appointment, as well as written and taped versions of all relevant board meetings. The committee has still to decide on the terms of reference into the inquiry. Procurement In a briefing to Parliament’s public enterpr...
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