eNCA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Saturday announced its unhappiness over Brian Molefe's resignation as Eskom's CEO.  

The union said the move was premature as it felt the power utility was starting to stabilise under Molefe's leadership.  It added that Molefe should have awaited the outcome of a commission of inquiry into state capture before resigning.  But, the NUM's former Mpumalanga Branch Secretary, Mxolisi Hoboyi, caused a stir when he questioned the wisdom of these remarks.  He told eNCA he represented workers at the Optimum Coal Mine and Eskom's Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga, and was angered by the statement by the union's national office.  He highlighted the fact that a total of 2,000 workers lost jobs when Optimum Coal was forced to go into business rescue, shortly after the Gupta takeover of the mine.  The NUM in turn said that Hoboyi wasn’t authorised to speak on behalf of the union.

• Read this report at eNCA
• See too, NUM concerned about Brian Molefe's resignation, at EWN
• The NUM’s press statement is at SA Labour News

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