The utility claims DA MPs Natasha Mazzone, Kevin Mileham and several supporters arrived at its head office in Johannesburg on Wednesday “without prior approval and proceeded to occupy the reception area in a rowdy manner demanding to see Eskom Group Chief Executive, Mr Brian Molefe”.
Mazzone on Wednesday denied it was a protest, but said the group had arranged with Eskom to hand over a petition demanding that Eskom executives pay back millions of rands in performance bonusses because the utility was not delivering a quality service.
“We have not implemented load shedding for close to five months and we continue to do maintenance on our plant to ensure long-term sustainability,” Eskom retaliated in a media statement.
“It is therefore disturbing to note that a political party could act in a manner that seeks to disturb and derail the focus of a company from doing its core business by keeping it busy with nonsensical petitioning.”
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