Johannesburg - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) told President Jacob Zuma’s government that it should rescind a decision to reappoint Brian Molefe as the chief executive officer of state power utility Eskom, party Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe said.
ANC officials told the government of their position at a meeting on Monday attended by Zuma, Mantashe said by phone from Johannesburg.
The ANC previously condemned the reappointment of Molefe, who resigned as head of Eskom in November after a graft probe questioned his conduct.
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“They should look into that; ideally they should reverse that decision,” Mantashe said on Tuesday. “We are hoping that they are starting on it immediately.”
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The Public Protector found in a report last year that Molefe favoured the Gupta family, which is in business with Zuma’s son, by awarding coal-supply contracts and helping them buy Optimum Coal. He and Eskom denied wrongdoing, with Molefe crying in a November 3 briefing.
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