TMG Digital reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday that the R30 million pension payout received by former Eskom boss Brian Molefe should be investigated by the Public Protector.  

According to the party, the payout was highly irregular and clearly pointed to yet another case of gross abuse of public funds.  DA spokesperson on public enterprises Natasha Mazzone said it was “outrageous” that after only 18 months as CEO at the power utility Molefe would be awarded such an “exuberant” bonus.  She added that this was especially so “after he resigned out of his own accord‚ following his naming in the damning State of Capture Report by the former Public Protector‚ Adv Thuli Madonsela.”  According to Mazzone, the payment was not just a pension payout as Molefe claimed, but was a golden handshake.  She strongly urged Molefe to immediately pay back the bonus.

• Read this report in full at TimesLive
• See too, Molefe scores R30 million golden handshake from Eskom, at BusinessTech
• Read the DA’s press release in this regard at DA Newsroom

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