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The Citizen reports that Eskom continues to be without a leader after the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, rejected the recommendation of the power utility’s board as to a replacement for former CEO Andre de Ruyter.
Reportedly, the reason Gordhan rejected the board’s recommendation was because it had only shortlisted one candidate instead of three. Gordhan’s spokesperson Ellis Mnyandu confirmed this and noted the shortlisting requirement was part of Eskom’s Memorandum of Incorporation (MoI). DA MP Ghaleb Cachalia said sending the Eskom board back to the drawing board on the appointment of a new Eskom CEO created a “justifiable suspicion” that the ANC cadre deployment committee was trying to hijack the process to appoint a cadre approved by Luthuli House. Cachalia claimed Gordhan was hiding behind Eskom’s MoI to justify his refusal to consider the recommendation made by the Eskom board. He said it would not be shocking if De Ruyter’s substitute was an ANC candidate. De Ruyter left Eskom with immediate effect in February. Former Chief Financial Officer Calib Cassim, is the acting CEO.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Unathi Nkanjeni at The Citizen
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