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Tshediso Matona testified at the state capture commission Monday that he met with Zuma one-on-one after he left Eskom and that the former president appeared to apologize, but never said whether it was his decision to remove him.
A screenshot of former Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona testifying at Zondo’s commission of inquiry into the state capture on September 7, 2020. Image: SABC / YouTube
JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona said former president Jacob Zuma described his suspension and subsequent resignation from the utility as if he was caught in spaghetti.
Matona testified at the state capture commission Monday that he met Zuma one on one after he left Eskom and appeared to apologize, but never said whether it was his decision to remove him.
He told Supreme Court Vice President Raymond Zondo that he was hearing for the first time that the board’s resolution to initiate an investigation and suspend it was drafted by consultant Nicholas Linell, who had previously met with Zuma, Chairman of the Board Zola Tsotsi. and Dudu Myeni.
Matona said he accepted a year’s salary to resign from Eskom, deciding to cut his losses.
He said he had tried to meet with the former Zuma to express disappointment at the way he was taken out.
And when he finally did, Zuma said that what happened was not a reflection of him.
“What he did say was that I got caught in the middle of a spaghetti. There were the words he used.”
Zondo asked Matona if she understood what Zuma had meant, to which Matona replied, “I didn’t understand.”
Matona said that Zuma told him that he should go back to public service and that he would call him, which he did not do.
However, Matona was later appointed a member of the Presidential National Planning Commission.
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