Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she intends submitting recommendations to Cabinet soon regarding strengthening the Eskom board, after confirming that she had accepted Mark Pamensky’s request to step down.
Pamensky’s resignation follows days after CEO Brian Molefe announced that he would be stepping down, after featuring prominently in the Public Protector’s ‘State of Capture’ report, which recommends that a commission of inquiry be set up to probe observations of Gupta-family influence over senior politicians and State-owned company officials.
The report outlines Pamensky’s relations with several Gupta-linked businesses. However, it also includes Eskom’s assertion that he was not part of the board tender committee and, therefore, had not influenced any decision in respect of Tegeta, which received a prepayment from Eskom that may have been used to buy the Optimum coal mine out of business rescue, instead of opening up a mining area to supply the Arnot power station for the mine.
In a statement, Brown said that, after careful consideration, she decided to accept Pamensky’s resignation.
“With this resignation, the Eskom board would require additional nonexecutive directors to address vacancies on the board.
“I intend submitting my recommendations to Cabinet soon and strengthening the board to ensure that the trend we have seen from Eskom’s mid-term results continues,” Brown said.
Edited by: Creamer Media Reporter
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