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23 Jun 2017
Brown: If they are involved in for instance the Tegeta matter and there is something untoward in the procedure, they will bring it to me.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: The reports tell me what the financial position is and what they are involved in arbitration. I focus on the sustainability of the company and governance issues. I do not focus on operational details.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: I am not involved in the tendering process as the shareholder. But if something untoward I will go and check. Every quarter I get a report.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: There is confusion about the different roles - I represent government as the shareholder over Eskom. I appoint a board. If there are arbitration laws linked to the operations of the company the board and execs will deal with it.
23 Jun 2017
Question: Why did Eskom reverse its very firm stance about the fine and go for arbitration?
23 Jun 2017
Brown: I have to abide by the law and am not sure what the detail of that is. At the moment I have no opinion regarding if I can overstep the arbitration. But I can assure you I will not act outside the law.
23 Jun 2017
Eskom official: Rules of arbitration apply and that is why there is a confidentiality clause.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: Treasury has the right to look at PFMA applications and gives me the right to do the same. Then we approve or disapprove or approve with conditions.
23 Jun 2017
ANN7: Minister allegations made about Treasury interference with procurement at Eskom - do you know about that?
23 Jun 2017
Brown: I come from the Cape. I sometimes sound like I am having an argument with people and then I am just being gentle and sweet.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: We can only re-advertise when the labour matter is heard. It is many things - the board also has to put people in governance committee to have the advert written.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: Mr Dladla is a permanent employee of Eskom - he has to go through a process - my view is the process where we had an advert out for CE and then in the middle of that Mr Molefe got appointed - we are taking legal advice but I believe it should be null and void.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: I think the matter is in the public interest and I don't want to give you a half baked answer. But I will give you an answer.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: This thing about ANN7 it is probably a question I have for all media - where do you get the information?
23 Jun 2017
Brown: Let me go through the report and let the acting CE tell me what action they will be taking and then we will look at it. His current status is that he is being asked to take leave (Koko?)
23 Jun 2017
Brown: With regard to the Matshela Koko investigation being made public: I will wait for the board to bring it to me so I can read it.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: About Exxaro - it is an operational issue - and so I think the acting CE must get someone to answer that.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: One comes with strong financial management experience - when I think off the top of my head.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: I want to give an update on the board members, but I can't tell you which one's names there are - I wanted people with green energy experience for instance.
23 Jun 2017
Dladla: We will be building confidence based on what we build as a good base. We are faced with a number of challenges not only in Eskom but in SA itself.
23 Jun 2017
Acting Eskom CEO Johnny Dladla: Top of my list is to engage with organised labour, among others. I am not a political animal - I leave that with our shareholder.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: So I took it to the employment committee and the interim members have been ok'd by them.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: In the end we compile a short list, which goes to the economic cluster in Cabinet and then to Cabinet.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: The unit shortlists until they have names they can bring to me - about 15 to 20 names. Then we look at the criteria again and then those best qualified - there was even someone who was a cashier at Shoprite who applied for the job!
23 Jun 2017
Brown: So we must cover a number of areas. You must have people who can take care of their fiduciary duties.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: They sift through the names - and remember we have a set of criteria from the Companies Act on duties of execs.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: People then apply and then it goes to the legal and governance and risk unit in the department before it comes to me.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: I don't know about whether Mr Dladla has been introduced to the Guptas. The issue is that we have a lengthy process - an advert goes out - it went out in August I think.
23 Jun 2017
Brown: I wanted to give SA someone who was not conflicted by having applied for the job and who has not been named in the media. I think I have made a very good choice.
