Molefe wants case moved to trial in Labour Court
Former Eskom CEO’s dispute cannot be resolved by the Labour Court, but the DA says it suggested he go straight to the High Court, but he refused
On Thursday, former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe asked the Labour Court in Johannesburg to refer his dispute about his dismissal for trial. This is to resolve factual disputes he has with Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown concerning his retirement — or resignation — from Eskom in December last year, and his subsequent reinstatement in May. Molefe’s counsel‚ Noel Graves SC‚ told Judge Christina Prinsloo that the dispute could not be resolved through the papers filed before the Labour Court‚ where Molefe wants his dismissal declared null and void. Graves said Brown had offered differing versions about Molefe’s employment status in her affidavits before the Labour Court and the High Court‚ where the DA is challenging his May reinstatement. The minister‚ the DA and the EFF opposed Molefe’s application. Prinsloo reserved judgment.
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