Moneyweb reports that the Labour Court in Johannesburg issued an interim order on Friday, restraining Eskom from unlawfully terminating its head of generation Matshela Koko’s contract of employment.  

The order was based on a breach of the terms of conditions of his employment and a directive issued to Eskom by government in a statement put out on 21 January 2018 stating:  “The board is directed to immediately remove all Eskom executives who are facing allegations of serious corruption and other acts of impropriety, including Mr. Matshela Koko …”.  An ultimatum was put to Koko on 25 January to resign before 10:00 on the next day because he was seen as “the face of corruption” at Eskom, or be dismissed.  Koko then applied for an interdict to prevent Eskom from firing him.  In an affidavit in support of his application, Koko pointed out that he had been found not guilty in an Eskom disciplinary process and was not facing any other charges.  He also referred to three other managers at Eskom who were given similar ultimatums as his and who were subsequently fired on 24 January.  The return date to court has been set for 6 February.

• Read this report by Antoinette Slabbert in full at Moneyweb
• See too, Reprieve for Koko as court blocks Eskom’s move to boot him out, on page 2 of Saturday Star of 27 January 2018
• And also, Eskom executive axed over Koko tender allegations, at TimesLive

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