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Tsotsi said Zuma barely said anything at the meeting, as Myeni was the one who spoke the most, aside from asking who were the executives who would likely be suspended if Myeni’s suggestion was adopted.
They were Tshediso Matona, CEO of Eskom, Dan Morakane (capital of the group) and the commercial and technological director Matshela Koko.
Tsotsi said Zuma asked him to test the waters on the idea with the Eskom board while he reported to then-Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown.
The president of the investigation, Raymond Zondo, said that it seemed “strange” to him that Zuma discussed Eskom matters with the president of the SAA.
Zondo asked if Tsotsi had asked Myeni why Eskom’s affairs were her concern.
Tsotsi said: “I didn’t bring up the issue at that meeting in Durban but it worried me for some time, to the point of calling her and asking her, ‘How do you get on the scene?’ She didn’t use us to talk about it.
“Ms. Myeni did not act like a messenger at the meeting. Her behavior was that of someone very involved ”.
When he returned to Gauteng, Tsotsi ordered the Eskom company secretary to call a board meeting for the following day, when he presented the idea.
The board shot him down, requesting that Brown come and explain in detail.
Another meeting was called on March 11. Brown addressed the board and finally Myeni’s suggestion to send Eskom executives packing was carried out. CEO Matona was suspended for no reason.
This meeting also approved the establishment of Myeni sponsored research.
Tsotsi said that from that day on, it was a southward spiral for Eskom.
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