The witness says the former minister was of the view that a white man in that position would cost the governing party at the polls during elections in 2014.
The former minister of public enterprises, Malusi Gigaba, allegedly lambasted the Eskom board in 2014 for requesting that a white man should take up the position of chief executive at the power utility on an acting basis.
Tsotsi said the board at the time had taken the view that none of its members should take up the CE position on an acting basis after Dames’ departure and that one of Eskom’s executives should be approached and asked to assume the position on an acting basis until the appointment of a full-time CE. Tsotsi told the chairperson of the commission, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, that Lennon agreed to take up the position of CE on an acting basis and that he had been asked to look at the SOE’s strategic position to formulate a plan to move the entity forward.Former Eskom board chair Zola Tsotsi testifies at Zondo commission on The New Age contract
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