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Godsell resigns, Maroga back as CEO  Comments
November 9, 2009


  • To read Eskom chief executive Jacob Maroga's report tabled at the utility's October board meeting - click here to download full document. Source: Mail & Guardian website.

  • To read former Eskom chairman Bobby Godsell's report tabled at the utility's October board meeting - click here to download full document. Source: Mail & Guardian website.

    Eskom chairman Bobby Godsell has resigned, the public
    enterprises ministry said on Monday.

    "Yes, he has resigned," public enterprises spokeswoman Ayanda Shezi said.

    He resigned on Monday morning and further details were not available this morning.

    She was not certain when the resignation came into effect.

    Meanwhile, Jacob Maroga was back in the office as chief
    executive officer of Eskom, in spite of an announcement last week by Godsell that he had resigned.

    "He's resumed his duties as chief executive," said spokesman Andrew Etzinger.


    Etzinger said it was never completely clear whether he had resigned or not and there was an issue of "interpretation of a discussion".

    "Mr Maroga's interpretation was that he hadn't resigned, the board's was that he had."

    "Mr Maroga had offered to resign and the board had accepted that offer... it in was a context of a discussion and not a formal resignation."

    This was in line with the ANC Youth League and Black Management Forum's scepticism over the resignation.

    "As far the board is concerned he is the CEO again. I'm sure the process is not completed, but what we can confirm today is that Mr Maroga is back in the office," said Etzinger.

    Calls and e-mails for Maroga or Godsell to add comment were not returned.

    The company is yet to issue a formal media statement on the matter.

    It has been reported that at one point both Godsell and Maroga resigned from the helm of the power utility, which is weathering severe criticism over its handling of the country's electricity supply needs. - Sapa

  • Showing page 1 of 7 comment pages, 65 total comments
    13 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
    A JOKE If there was any doubt before now there is no doubt South Africa is due to join its brothers in the darkest of Africa. Sadly it is the poor who will suffer but they did vote for this so be it on there heads. but still very sad. This is simptomatic of direction SA is heading and now the train is almost at full speed no stopping things now
    13 Weeks ago MK Makarov wrote :
    All you racist posting comments with deep seated hate for the black man i have news for you. Maroga is back! He is the CEO and is here to stay. Who says incompetence has got to do with colour? some of you even drag Malema into this, where is the damn relevance? I guess its colour again. Its like blaming Eugeni Terreblanche for the messed up leadership of Helen Zille.
    13 Weeks ago Mugabe number 2 wrote :
    Whoever is feeding DA and its sister papers and radio stations is misleading them. First there was no resignation by the CE, secondly Godshel lied to the staff that the CE had resigned and thirdly there was never a Memo about the CE having resigned. Its all imagination from racists maclontents and their stooges such as some 702 radio presenters and the Citizen. Pamberi nehondo. Bhunu nebara kumusana. Down with FF and DA
    13 Weeks ago Negandi wrote :
    Whoever is feeding DA and its sister papers and radio stations is misleading them. First there was no resignation by the CE, secondly Godshel lied to the staff that the CE had resigned and thirdly there was never a Memo about the CE having resigned. Its all imagination from racists maclontents and their stooges such as some 702 radio presenters and the Citizen. Pamberi nehondo. Bhunu nebara kumusana.
    13 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
    To Ex Anglo Employee. You must be a brother of Idi Amin Malemas you idiot.
    13 Weeks ago Zoe wrote :
    Just when we thought the countrey had a silver lining, Maroga comes back to haunt us, the idiot. Can you tell him to cancel his expansion programme so that our electricity does not increase. He can stop supplying all the neighbours or increase their rates by 145% also. I rather live with load shedding than pay 145% more, any one agree?
    13 Weeks ago Alan Greenspoon wrote :
    I too am an ex Anglo employee. Yes, Anglo is filled with absolutely useless Malema types who get paid to pick their noses. I wouldn't let you guys rearrange my sock draw. Everything you touch is a disaster...Bafana, SASCOC, and now the great Springbok side. Look in the mirror my chums, within 5 years you will be emmigrating to Zimbabwe for electricity !! SA back to the stone-age in one generation. What a crime for a great country.
    13 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
    Get Idi Amin Malema to run Eskom as soon as he opens his mouth he generates energy
    13 Weeks ago Curt Minnie wrote :
    Fire the whole board now. Just wait till people start claiming money back from the service fees. Let a hundred thousand homes nationwide start claiming R10 per week for power cuts then they will wake up.
    13 Weeks ago Mad McMax wrote :
    Maroga Out, Godsell in, Godsell Out, Maroga In. What on Earth is Going On ? A utility that is key to the economic future of SA, and of the health and well-being of it's citizens is in utter disarray. Godsell has resigned, the rest of the Board in all good conscience should now follow. A CEO who is considered by his Executive team to be an unqualified and incompetent tosser is back in charge. If this is an example of the leadership SA needs at the head of it's most crucial parstatals, I'll kiss Julius Malema's sainted buttocks. Time to buy an inverter and invest in generating your own power from the wind coming out of MegaTwats Park.
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