Former chief executive Jacob Maroga’s case against Eskom resumes in
the Johannesburg high court today.
The court ruled in May that Maroga could not be reinstated to his
position because of a breakdown of trust, even though his removal from the post
had been illegal.
Last year the power utility’s leadership was thrown into turmoil
over whether Maroga had resigned amid conflicting reports from the board and
Maroga’s supporters.
At the height of the impasse, Eskom chairman Bobby Godsell
resigned.
The latest court action was expected to examine the termination
process with a view to compensation.
At the last hearing, Judge Moroa Tsoka found that Maroga had not
been allowed to respond to allegations of poor performance, a right that was
detailed in his contract.
“In fact, the evidence on record reveals that the two acts of poor
performance, namely failure to produce a funding model to save Eskom money and
to renegotiate Eskom’s long-term contracts, cannot be true as, at the end of
December 2009, Eskom [had] saved R10 billion due to Mr Maroga’s actions,” read
the judgment.
