DA lodges application to stop Molefe appointment
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is filing an urgent application to interdict Brian Molefe's return to his former post as Eskom CEO.
Molefe has returned to work to serve out the rest his contract.
DA supporters have joined Congress of the People (Cope) members at Eskom's headquarters, Megawatt Park, to picket against Molefe's return.
WATCH #BrianMolefe Protestor outside #Eskom Megawatt Park "Molefe must leave - He must f*#% off simple" @Slindelo_M pic.twitter.com/juA2HPjsaf
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WATCH #BrianMolefe Concerned citizen outside #Eskom Megawatt Park "We pay tax for betterment of SA- not a few" @Slindelo_M pic.twitter.com/tjhSKjLguh
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WATCH #BrianMolefe COPE & DA members picketing outside #Eskom Megawatt Park in Sunninghill @Slindelo_M pic.twitter.com/QTX4JjLzE3
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The DA's Natasha Mazzone says they are picketing to show Molefe they strongly oppose his return to the power utility.
"I arrived here this morning after having our last briefing with DA attorneys who are this morning lodging papers at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to have this appointment stopped with immediate effect," says Mazzone.