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Another employee says no protocol followed in Eskom, Haurong deal
The power utility's chair Jabu Mabuza previously told the commission that Eskom would not be paying back the R25 billion to Huarong.
Pillay testified that in 2017 Maritz and then CFO Anoj Singh signed off on a R25 billion loan from the Chinese asset management company Huarong Energy Africa, a deal he said burdened Eskom instead of helping it.
The suspended head of information resigned on Thursday, citing 'personal reasons', making his disciplinary hearing null and void.
The utility says former head of information Sean Maritz resigned on Thursday with immediate effect after he was suspended pending an investigation into a letter he wrote to McKinsey.
The power utility says as a result, his disciplinary hearing scheduled for next week will fall away.
Sean Maritz, who stood in as Eskom’s CEO for a short period, has blamed the previous chair Zethembe Khoza for writing a letter to McKinsey in January.
The power utility confirmed on Wednesday that chief information officer Sean Maritz has been officially suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.
It emerged earlier this month that Maritz, who was standing in as the utility's CEO, wrote a letter telling McKinsey that the contract it had in place with Eskom was in fact lawful.
It recently emerged that Maritz signed a letter to consultancy firm McKinsey, claiming that their controversial R1 billion contract was in fact lawful.
The state-owned enterprise has acted swiftly on government’s instruction to remove tainted executives and employees, with Maritz next in the firing line.
The former interim CEO has been served with a notice to give reasons why he should not be suspended by Tuesday or face a permanent suspension.
It emerged this week that Maritz has signed a letter to the Gupta linked firm Mckinsey earlier this month, claiming that their R1 billion contract was lawful.
Acting CEO Johnny Dladla was replaced by Maritz last week. He is a former information officer who apparently reported to suspended executive Matshela Koko.
The power utility says it has decided to rotate current executives in this role to 'ensure exposure'.
The power utility released a statement today announcing that it is replacing Johnny Dladla with Sean Maritz as acting CEO.