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Tshediso Matona has been suspended as Eskom CEO. Supplied)
Tshediso Matona has been suspended as Eskom CEO. Supplied)

Cape Town - Eskom chairperson Zola Tsotsi announced on Thursday that CEO Tshediso Matona has been suspended as well as three senior executives and a full independent inquiry is to be launched into Eskom.

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Tsotsi told media at Megawatt Park that the four executives - including Matona, finance director Tsholofelo Molefe, group capital executive Dan Marokane and technology and commercial executive Matshela Koko - were suspended so that an inquiry could take place with unfettered access to Eskom.

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