Matshela Koko and Brian Molefe awaiting EFF deployment

EFF leader Julius Malema says an EFF-led government would end load shedding within six months by hiring former Eskom chief executives Matshela Koko and Brian Molefe.

Malema said Koko and Molefe were waiting in the wings to be deployed to Eskom should the EFF win the 2024 general elections. President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the election date in the coming weeks.

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WHEN IN CRISIS BRING OUT MATSHELA KOKO AND BRIAN MOLEFE, SAYS MALEMA

“When you are in a crisis, you bring out your best of the best, including those in retirement. We don’t have business in making money out of Eskom… we don’t want tenders in Eskom. We want to give our people electricity,” he said.

Last year, the Independent Online reported, Malema called on the government to “humble” themselves and approach Molefe for his help in saving the country from disastrous blackouts that were killing the economy.

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BUSINESSES AND CITIZENS SEVERLY AFFECTED BY LOAD SHEDDING

Citizens and businesses have complained about the high load-shedding levels affecting business and constant load-shedding blackouts have also created an unstable environment for economic growth.

Malema said the current Eskom group chief executive, Dan Marokane, could get the job done, but he needed to work with the best engineers.

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‘UTILISE COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS TO FULL CAPACITY,’ SAYS MALEMA

Malema said an EFF government would utilise the coal-fired power stations to their full capacity, highlighting that electricity was the number one priority for the country.

“We are going to use coal. It will be compulsory to service our power stations,” he said. Malema vowed to change the country’s situation for the better. The country is currently under stage 3 load shedding.