Pretoria – The Presidency has described a media report claiming that President Jacob Zuma apologised to former Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona as incorrect and misleading.
The article was the lead story of the Mail & Guardian newspaper on Friday.
Matona, who is the former Department of Public Enterprises Director General, left Eskom in May this year. In March, Eskom’s board announced that it would commission an independent inquiry into the running of its business, in addition to the inquiry of four executives including Matona, who had been asked to step aside for the duration of the three month inquiry.
“The newspaper, relying on faceless sources, claims that the President apologised to Mr Matona for his suspension at Eskom.
“The President does not run state owned enterprises. The enterprises report to line function departments. All career incidents of officials and executives in these departments are managed by the Boards and/or the Ministers responsible.
“The President therefore cannot apologise for the suspension or any unpleasant career incident of any government official or executive,” said the Presidency in a statement. – SAnews.gov.za
