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As Eskom battles to keep the lights on, the power utility has reportedly been hit by another resignation. CEO of Business Leadership South Africa Busi Mavuso allegedly resigned as Eskom board member.

Mavuso’s resignation means the Eskom Board is now down to just five members. Several other members have resigned over the years.The Public Enterprises ministry has said that it will restructure and reconstitute the board of Eskom.VIDEO: Energy analyst Ted Blom on the Department of Public Enterprises’ intention to reconstitute the Eskom Board:On Wednesday, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said South Africans can expect lower stages of rolling blackouts by the weekend.

The country has been plunged into darkness this month reaching Stage 6 rolling blackouts at some point.He says, “If we can switch off geysers, swimming pool pumps and only fill up your kettle for one cup of tea, these are simple things but when 60 million people across South Africa do it, it can really make a difference, so everybody can play a part. The outlook for load shedding at the moment is that by the weekend, we should be looking at Stage 2 depending on units coming back.

 

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The continuous loadsheding tells us that he wasn't doing that much.

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