ANC will be involved in appointment of new Eskom chief executive, Gwede Mantashe says - Party chairperson says ANC needs more time for consultation before processing the decision for state-owned enterprises to be moved to line ministries
He elaborated that the ANC-led government would be involved in the search for a person to replace outgoing, whose final day at the troubled state power utility will be 31 March.
“The board that is at Eskom will conduct interviews but they will ultimately come to the cabinet, that is how it works,” Mantashe said. He added that the board must weigh the requirements of the utility and appoint a person with the prerequisite skills to run Eskom. Mantashe said he could not say whether De Ruyter’s departure was a loss for Eskom, adding that he had never worked with the outgoing chief executive before. in the midst of the most acute rolling blackouts South Africa has had since Eskom first implemented load-shedding in 2007 to avoid overwhelming the national grid in the face of power generation constraints.
The Eskom boss — who has come under scrutiny from the ANC on his handling of the electricity crunch during his tenure at the company — agreed to stay for an additional period beyond the stipulated 30 days’ notice to ensure continuity while the board urgently embarked on a search for his successor. and the board may not have the skills needed to revive the ailing power utility.in an interview that De Ruyter would have been better suited at Eskom after the appointment of a “fixer”.
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