Brian Molefe’s hearing was not arranged with the labour court, registrar says
The urgent labour court application by former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe did not go ahead on Monday. Molefe wanted the court to declare his dismissal as Eskom CEO unlawful. On Friday‚ the board of Eskom rescinded Molefe’s appointment. The registrar of the court said on Monday afternoon that the hearing was not arranged with the court. It appeared that the respondents in the matter‚ Eskom and the public enterprises minister‚ had not filed their responses to the urgent application. In his court papers‚ Molefe said his application was urgent as he needed his job back to fight the DA’s high court application on Tuesday challenging his reinstatement. Molefe said the board’s decision, taken last Friday, brought his summary dismissal from the employ of Eskom. He said that that decision was unlawful in a number of respects. "Firstly‚ the board has no power to remove me from the position of group executive. This power is exclusively entrusted to the minister." He said the board acted in breach o...
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