This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
Sunday Times Daily reports that embattled power utility Eskom has refused to shed light on the process to fill the vacant CEO position after the departure of André de Ruyter.
The state owned power utility is reportedly assessing the CVs of applicants and is expecting a “search report” to be submitted to its governance structure on the process to recruit its CEO. The advertised vacancy, opened both internally and externally, had 27 February 2023 as the closing date for applications. Megawatt Park expected this week to meet what it termed a “key milestone” in the hunt for De Ruyter’s permanent replacement with an update from its search partner. However, it refused to share details, including the number of candidates who have applied and the gender breakdown. “Eskom does not provide details on our recruitment process until we have made an appointment. This is because the executive search process is dynamic and discretion and confidentiality is essential when hiring executive candidates,” an Eskom spokesperson indicated on Thursday. The power utility refused to commit to a deadline for the appointment of its CEO. Two weeks ago, Eskom appointed Calib Cassim as acting CEO after De Ruyter’s immediate departure. Cassim had been the parastatal’s CFO since November 2018 after serving as acting CFO from July 2017.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Isaac Mahlangu at Sunday Times Daily (subscriber access only)
Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page