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The Star reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has criticised certain of Eskom’s policies, describing the implementation of load reduction as “racist” and affecting African people.
This was said after the power utility’s chief executive, André de Ruyter, failed to meet with union leaders on Monday. Several unions, including the NUM, had asked to meet De Ruyter to try to understand the company’s turnaround strategy and financial model, among other issues. However, the meeting could not take place because of a clash in the schedules of those who were supposed to attend. The meeting has been moved to 17 May. “We want the most recent strategic direction of the company. We want that so that when we negotiate on the salary we do it with the knowledge of how the company is doing financially. So, we want them to take us into confidence and tell us if the company is making money. If they are not making money, they must tell us because we can help them. We condemn load reduction because it happens in poor areas and mostly where African people stay. We are calling on the government to tell Eskom to stop that – it’s economic apartheid,” the union’s Khangela Baloyi said. An Eskom spokesperson confirmed that Eskom’s chief executive would be meeting with the unions.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Itumeleng Mafisa at The Star
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