Emotional Molefe weighs judicial review and future after damning Public Protector report

Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has indicated that he is weighing his future options as head of the State-owned electricity producer following the release of a Public Protector report, which raises serious questions about his role in facilitating a coal deal involving Tegeta, a mining company linked to the Gupta family. He also indicated that he was likely to take the report on judicial review, arguing that he had never been given a chance to present his version of events. The report by former Public Protector advocate Thuli Madonsela highlights a seemingly close relationship between Molefe and the Gupta family, with cellphone records showing that, between the period August 2, 2015, and March 22, 2016, he called Ajay Gupta 44 times and Gupta called Molefe 14 times. It also observes that the sole purpose of awarding contracts to Tegeta to supply Arnot power station was to fund Tegeta and enable it to purchase all shares in Optimum Coal Holdings (OCH), a company owned by mining giant Glencore.