EFF STATEMENT ON THE ESKOM TASK TEAM APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
Saturday, 15 December, 2018
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the appointment of Eskom Sustainability Task Team, by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The appointment of this team is equal to setting up a parallel board; which will effectively render the board and management useless and redundant. If Ramaphosa did not have confidence in the current board and management, he should have dissolved them. It is our view that recent episodes of load shedding were staged in a deliberate attempt intended to rationalize the appointment of this parallel board.
The EFF is shocked by the inclusion of someone like Anton Eberhard; who sees no future at Eskom and has openly advocated for Independent Power Producers, to the benefit of a few companies and banks. It is despicable to appoint a person who does not believe in the Eskom; and charge them with saving Eskom from collapses.
Moreover, we express regrettable concern over the appointment of Brian Dames, who is the CEO of African Rainbow Energy and Minerals owned by Mr. Patrice Motsepe.
He also sits on the Old Mutual Board, that has made huge investments on renewables.