Tegeta deal came before I arrived at Eskom, says Molefe
The CE put on a brave face at a grilling by Scopa, telling reporters afterwards that he is 'not worried about anything'
Embattled Eskom CEO Brian Molefe put on a brave face when the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) fired through the power utility’s defences regarding its handling of coal supply contracts with Gupta-owned Tegeta Resources and Exploration. Following a tense Scopa hearing that lasted more than four hours, a coy Molefe was followed out of the meeting by reporters and inundated with questions about whether he feared for the security of his job in the light of widespread condemnation of Eskom leadership by the ANC, among others. At the weekend, the ANC’s national executive committee met and agreed that Molefe’s return to Eskom was ill-conceived and that he should leave the utility for good. When asked if he was worried about the possibility of losing his job, Molefe smiled nervously and said: “I am not worried about anything that might happen in the future.” Molefe, Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane and other officials from the utility spent much of the four hours dodging pe...
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