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The former Eskom chief executive testified Thursday at the state’s capture inquiry commission on the suspension of some executives, including himself.
A screenshot of former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko testifying at the state capture commission on December 3, 2020. Image: SABC Digital News / YouTube
JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko said Thursday that President Cyril Ramaphosa interfered with the utility’s board to get him fired and that he did so to benefit Eskom’s coal supplier Optimum.
He testified in the state’s arrest commission of inquiry about the suspension of some executives, including himself.
Koko said that he, Brian Molefe, who was CEO, and the chairman of the board, Ben Ngubane, were the best leaders of the energy company since 2001.
He said it was not true that during his tenure they did not maintain equipment or that a lot of diesel was burned to keep the lights on.
Koko said the actual catch was Glencore.
“Glencore, when they bought Optimum, they had an ace up their sleeve. This was the political connectivity of the current head of state. And that is why it cannot be explained why Glencore did not pay Eskom the 1.5 million rand it owes them, ”he said.
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