Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe must pay back any monies he received as part of his pension payout, the North Gauteng High Court ruled on Thursday.
The court ruled that Molefe is not entitled to the multi-million rand pension payout he received from Eskom.
Molefe has since received R11-million as part of his pension payout which he has been ordered to pay back in 10 days.
His claims of early retirement were contrived and false‚ the High Court in Pretoria ruled.
Union Solidarity‚ later joined by other parties including the DA‚ approached the high court in 2017 seeking an order declaring as unlawful Molefe’s pension‚ which amounted to R30.1-million.
His departure followed damning observations about him by former public protector Thuli Madonsela in her State of Capture report.
In November that year‚ he resigned.
Molefe became an ANC MP in February 2017‚ but returned to Eskom in May after Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown queried the R30.1-million pension payout.
Less than a month into his job at Eskom‚ Brown instructed the board to rescind its decision to reappoint Molefe. Eskom formally dismissed him on June 2.
The crux of Molefe’s argument in court was that he never resigned from Eskom but took an early retirement so there was no reinstatement but rather a continuation of employment.
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Brian Molefe ordered to pay back the money
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Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe must pay back any monies he received as part of his pension payout, the North Gauteng High Court ruled on Thursday.
The court ruled that Molefe is not entitled to the multi-million rand pension payout he received from Eskom.
Molefe has since received R11-million as part of his pension payout which he has been ordered to pay back in 10 days.
His claims of early retirement were contrived and false‚ the High Court in Pretoria ruled.
Union Solidarity‚ later joined by other parties including the DA‚ approached the high court in 2017 seeking an order declaring as unlawful Molefe’s pension‚ which amounted to R30.1-million.
His departure followed damning observations about him by former public protector Thuli Madonsela in her State of Capture report.
In November that year‚ he resigned.
Molefe became an ANC MP in February 2017‚ but returned to Eskom in May after Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown queried the R30.1-million pension payout.
Less than a month into his job at Eskom‚ Brown instructed the board to rescind its decision to reappoint Molefe. Eskom formally dismissed him on June 2.
The crux of Molefe’s argument in court was that he never resigned from Eskom but took an early retirement so there was no reinstatement but rather a continuation of employment.
More to follow shortly
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