Brown sidelined as Ramaphosa shakes up Eskom
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown's control of Eskom has been drastically curtailed as a raft of changes were announced at the utility yesterday, including appointment of a new chairman.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa last night put Eskom under the oversight of a team of ministers, that he will lead himself, comprising Brown, Energy Minister David Mahlobo and Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba.
The radical changes are further evidence of a loss of confidence in Brown, who has been accused in some quarters of assisting in the capture of Eskom for the benefit of the Gupta family and their associates.
Ramaphosa was chairman of the inter-ministerial committee overseeing Eskom until the parastatal was moved to Zuma's office in 2016.
Ramaphosa named Jabu Mabuza, now at Telkom, as the new chairman of the struggling power utility, and appointed a new interim CEO, Phakamani Hadebe...
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