StateCaptureInquiry: Former Eskom board chairperson Zola Tsotsi has testified at the Zondo commission that Gupta associate Salima Essa interfered and recommended names of who should be included in Eskom's committees.
Tsotsi returned to stand on Wednesday. The commission is investigating allegations of corruption at Eskom.
Tsotsi said he had received an email from Essa which contained a list of members who should be included in certain board committees at Eskom. Tsotsi mentioned that at the time Brown was in Mozambique on holiday. He said he was told by Essa where Brown was at the time, in December 2014. Tsotsi, in response to Brown's denials, said he was certain Brown did force him to implement her list of committee members. He said the former minister was pushing alternative interests on the matter.
Former Eskom chief executive Tshedisio Matona was replaced by former Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe. Matona was only six months in the job when he was forced out.
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