The South African government has ordered Eskom to rescind its returning of Brian Molefe to the helm of the company. At a media briefing, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said that she had met with the Eskom board and instructed it to remove Molefe from the post, following a decision by an inter-ministerial commission that considered the circumstances surrounding his controversial re-appointment earlier this month.
Brown said she would appoint an acting CEO within 48 hours.
Molefe left Eskom under a cloud in November last year and was reappointed to the post two weeks ago for the stated reason that he had mistakenly been granted early retirement which would entitle him to a pension payout of R30 million, that was vetoed by Brown.