Public Enterprise Minister Lynne Brown has announced the resignation of Eskom’s chairperson Ben Ngubane.
“Dr Ben Ngubane has resigned with immediate effect as non-executive director and chairperson of the board of Eskom.
“Dr Ngubane formally tendered his resignation‚ which I accepted‚” Brown‚ said on Monday.
“I would like to thank Dr Ngubane for his contribution to turning Eskom around since the load shedding days of 2014/15‚ and wish him well in the future.
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“To ensure continuity at Eskom‚ I have decided to appoint Mr Zethembe Khoza as interim chairperson until I am able to take new board appointments to Cabinet for approval‚” Brown said.
Eskom’s AGM is scheduled to take place later this month.
