Knives are out as Koko hearing is set to resume
Witnesses in the disciplinary hearing of suspended Eskom executive find themselves suspended and fear they will be silenced and excluded from hearing against Koko
Key witnesses in the disciplinary hearing of suspended Eskom executive Matshela Koko are crying foul for what appears to be a campaign of intimidation designed to silence them. Koko’s hearing is due to resume on Thursday, after a lengthy postponement. In the past two weeks, both France Hlakudi, who was a contracts manager at Kusile, and his boss Abram Masango were issued with letters of suspension for various allegations of misconduct, action seemingly designed to exclude them as witnesses in the Koko disciplinary hearing. Masango, the executive responsible for group capital infrastructure which built new power stations, was suspended last week, on allegations "of generally corrupt conduct". It is not clear if he will still be called to testify against Koko. The relationship between the two men deteriorated soon after Koko was appointed acting chief executive in January, after the controversial departure of Brian Molefe. At the same time Eskom advertised the vacant post of CEO, and ...
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