Lynne Brown tells Eskom board to overturn Molefe’s reappointment
The board's decision to reinstate him was wrong, says Gigaba, and this shows government can self-correct
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has directed the Eskom board to rescind its decision to reinstate Brian Molefe as group CE of Eskom. This was on the basis of a decision of the interministerial committee, which was set up by President Jacob Zuma to investigate the reinstatement. Following the decision, Brown met the Eskom board on Wednesday to direct it to remove Molefe. She said at a media briefing on Wednesday that she had also instructed the board to give her at least two two names from the current Eskom executive so she could appoint an acting group CE. Brown said she would appoint an acting CE within the next 48 hours to ensure continuity. Furthermore, she would have the opportunity to rotate the board after the Eskom AGM on June 23. Justice Minister Michael Masutha, the convener of the interministerial committee, announced the committee's decision at the media briefing, which was also attended by the other committee members - Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba and Energy Mi...
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