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Lynne Brown

WATCH LIVE: Matshela Koko testifying at the Eskom inquiry
Article
/ 24 January 2018

WATCH LIVE: Matshela Koko testifying at the Eskom inquiry

Matshela Koko is the power utility’s head of generation who is expected to implicate former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi in illicit payments.

By Staff Reporter
Eskom’s new board is in a race against time
Article
/ 21 January 2018

Eskom’s new board is in a race against time

On Thursday, finance minister Malusi Gigaba warned that if not dealt with, Eskom could collapse the country’s entire economy

By Staff Reporter
Eskom has a problem, a R20-billion problem
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Eskom has a problem, a R20-billion problem

Lynne Brown’s continued failure to address the crisis facing the utility is driving the entire country to the brink

By Tebogo Tshwane
​Gigaba: Eskom is still biggest risk to the economy
Article
/ 16 December 2017

​Gigaba: Eskom is still biggest risk to the economy

The overwhelming threat posed by Eskom to the economy was the biggest concern for speakers at the ANC’s Progressive Business Forum on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
Koko’s Eskom comeback now depends on interdict plans
Article
/ 16 December 2017

Koko’s Eskom comeback now depends on interdict plans

​The return to Eskom of its controversial CEO Matshela Koko may still depend on legal action

By Phillip De Wet
Transnet execs snub Scopa meeting
Article
/ 6 December 2017

Transnet execs snub Scopa meeting

Scopa chairperson Themba Godi said he received a letter on Monday from Transnet board chairperson Linda Mabaso requesting a postponement until January

By Paul Herman
Judges make short shrift of Molefe’s did, didn’t, did …
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Judges make short shrift of Molefe’s did, didn’t, did …

Brian Molefe now contends he never left Eskom and so, legally, he should be allowed to return to the office and position that is rightfully his

By Phillip De Wet
Brown’s trickery doesn’t fool us
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Brown’s trickery doesn’t fool us

‘It would be funny if it wasn’t so tragic, which is why it is simply tragicomic,’ says the writer

By Eusebius McKaiser
ANC schism plays out in Eskom probe
Article
/ 1 December 2017

ANC schism plays out in Eskom probe

As the probe takes a breather, committee members report intimidation and more Gupta dirt emerges

By Lester Kiewit
Brian Molefe: I resigned and retired at the same time
Article
/ 29 November 2017

Brian Molefe: I resigned and retired at the same time

Army officer and former MP Brian Molefe on Wednesday argued that he remains the CEO of Eskom because he resigned and retired at the same time.

By Phillip De Wet
Editorial: Mist shrouds Lyin’ and Brian show
Article
/ 24 November 2017

Editorial: Mist shrouds Lyin’ and Brian show

‘The hearings, so far, have indeed been a roundabout of accusation and counter-accusation, much denial and much fulmination’

By Editorial
More Eskom dirt, but no one’s to blame
Article
/ 24 November 2017

More Eskom dirt, but no one’s to blame

In parliamentary probe into the power utility a parade of witnesses have passed the buck

By Gemma Ritchie
Ex-Eskom chair links Lynne Brown to the Gupta family and Salim Essa
Article
/ 22 November 2017

Ex-Eskom chair links Lynne Brown to the Gupta family and Salim Essa

​Former Eskom chairperson Zola Tsotsi has claimed that Tony Gupta threatened Tsotsi’s job if he did not help the Guptas at Eskom.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Sit down, Lynne Brown
Article
/ 17 November 2017

Editorial: Sit down, Lynne Brown

‘At some point one must assume that her ignorance is self-induced. That point has long passed’

By Editorial
‘Eskom’s problem is Lynne Brown’
Article
/ 14 November 2017

‘Eskom’s problem is Lynne Brown’

The power utility’s spokesperson told Parliament that the public enterprises minister had buried evidence to protect compromised senior executives.

By Agency and Staff Reporter
Editorial: Let’s cool our heels as we gather facts
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Editorial: Let’s cool our heels as we gather facts

‘Assuming to be true what we cannot yet know makes us vulnerable to manipulation, with consequences for both the innocent and the guilty’

By Editorial
United, the ANC will fall
Article
/ 29 September 2017

United, the ANC will fall

‘Uniting with thieves and their culpable assistants is not prudent’

By Eusebius McKaiser
Academics list Eskom failures to help inquiry
Article
/ 15 September 2017

Academics list Eskom failures to help inquiry

The state-owned energy company has been implicated in documents that trace a web of corruption

By Lynley Donnelly
Citizen power will save us
Article
/ 4 August 2017

Citizen power will save us

"We know the extent of the rot in the state and we know the nonstate actors who help the corrupted public officials and elected politicians."

By Eusebius McKaiser
Lynne Brown asks her PA to resign over Gupta email leaks
Article
/ 2 August 2017

Lynne Brown asks her PA to resign over Gupta email leaks

Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown has asked her personal assistant to step down following allegations related to the email leaks this week.

By Agency
Ombud dismisses ‘offensive’ Molefe cartoon complaint
Article
/ 17 July 2017

Ombud dismisses ‘offensive’ Molefe cartoon complaint

"Though the cartoon may offend, and has offended at least one complainant, Retief found, it neither mocks Christ nor puts him in a bad light."

By Staff Reporter
Eskom lashes out at media, saying it is not broke
Article
/ 16 July 2017

Eskom lashes out at media, saying it is not broke

The Sunday Times published an article saying, according to financial statements it had seen, Eskom only had enough money to last approximately 90 days

By Staff Reporter
Labour court tells Brian Molefe to go away until EFF and DA have had their day
Article
/ 4 July 2017

Labour court tells Brian Molefe to go away until EFF and DA have had their day

Last week Molefe argued that the Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters should not be allowed to intervene in his labour court matter.

By Phillip De Wet
Brown must take the stand – Molefe
Article
/ 30 June 2017

Brown must take the stand – Molefe

Eskom’s former chief executive now wants the labour court to refer his matter to trial

By Phillip De Wet
Johnny Dladla appointed Eskom acting chief executive
Article
/ 22 June 2017

Johnny Dladla appointed Eskom acting chief executive

The Eskom board has appointed Johnny Dladla as the acting chief executive, following a series of leadership crises at the power utility.

By Lynley Donnelly
Public protector initiates “preliminary investigation” into Gupta email claims
Article
/ 14 June 2017

Public protector initiates “preliminary investigation” into Gupta email claims

Mkhwebane made the announcement late on Wednesday night in a press statement.

By Mg Online and Staff Reporter
Lights out: Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane resigns with immediate effect
Article
/ 13 June 2017

Lights out: Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane resigns with immediate effect

Ngubane under a cloud since former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released her ‘State of Capture’ report

By Staff Reporter
Molefe: My dismissal is unlawful, Brown swayed by politics
Article
/ 5 June 2017

Molefe: My dismissal is unlawful, Brown swayed by politics

Brian Molefe is seeking urgent relief in the Labour Court to set aside his dismissal as Eskom group chief executive.

By Raeesa Pather
It’s decided – Eskom will annul Molefe’s appointment, says Brown
Article
/ 31 May 2017

It’s decided – Eskom will annul Molefe’s appointment, says Brown

Justice Minister Michael Masutha, who led the inter-ministerial committee, made the announcement on Wednesday during a press briefing at Parliament.

By Staff Reporter
Three new questions for Brian Molefe
Article
/ 25 May 2017

Three new questions for Brian Molefe

The one person who was under no obligation whatsoever to conceal the truth about his resignation was the Eskom boss himself.

By Lynley Donnelly and Phillip De Wet
Three things Lynne Brown will have to explain
Article
/ 25 May 2017

Three things Lynne Brown will have to explain

There are many amusing contradictions between the stories about Brian Molefe and how he came to resign/retire/be retrenched/return as Eskom CEO.

By Phillip De Wet and Lynley Donnelly
Molefe saga hastens the split in ANC
Article
/ 19 May 2017

Molefe saga hastens the split in ANC

Cabinet ministers and the top six are at odds with each other over his reappointment as Eskom boss.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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