Eskom’s new board has until June to finalise investigations, warns Brown
Minister says the board must finalise all investigations and proceedings against senior officials implicated in ‘malfeasance’ by the next AGM
The newly appointed board of Eskom has until June 2018‚ the date of the next annual general meeting (AGM)‚ to finalise all investigations and disciplinary proceedings against senior officials implicated in "malfeasance". Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown gave the instruction on Friday‚ during a special general board meeting at Eskom’s headquarters at Megawatt Park‚ Johannesburg. She also dispensed advice to the new board. It is expected that the board‚ which includes Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Ben Martins‚ will discuss Eskom’s various problems‚ including the appointment of a new group CEO‚ which is Brown’s first priority. TimesLIVE on Friday morning reported that suspended CEO Matshela Koko had been found not guilty of six charges‚ including allegedly failing to declare a conflict of interest when his stepdaughter was awarded a tender by a division he led. Board chairman Zethembe Khoza confirmed that he had received the final report from the hearing’s chairman, Mzun...
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