JOHANNESBURG - Disgraced former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe must pay back the R11 million pension payout he received from the power utility within ten days, the North Gauteng High Court ordered on Thursday.
Molefe was also ordered to pay the costs of trade union Solidarity.
Deputy Judge-President Aubrey Ledwaba read the full bench's judgment that declared the decision by the Eskom Pension Fund to pay Molefe patently unlawful.
Also read: Court orders #BrianMolefe to pay back Eskom's R11m
Take a look at how the South African public reacted to the news on twitter below:
We want that money in 10 days. Tsa mo dira loan from Atul. #BrianMolefe
— Kgauza wa Lecowza (@KgaugeloSM) January 25, 2018
What's that smell? I smell an appeal loading #BrianMolefe
— __ Silo🌺🍂 (@AusiSilo) January 25, 2018
— Umar Lebitsa (@UmarrLebitsa) January 25, 2018
I'm sure Brian used some of that money, and now he has only 10 days to pay back R30 million. He must come up with a plan, fast #BrianMolefe pic.twitter.com/YKZRQzkvAC
— Azee (@TheRealAzee_RSA) January 25, 2018
😂😂😂😂😂😂👇👇👇👇👇 #BrianMolefe https://t.co/bkuhqrf5me
— Molefe Moalusi (@molefemoalusi)
— rυ∂zαиι rαмανнαlє (@realramavhale) January 25, 2018
The full bench's judgment declared that the decision by the
— IOL News (@IOL) January 25, 2018
Surely whoever made the decision to grant the pay-out must be charged and held accountable, considering the unlawful nature of this.
— Nomendu Fani (@NomenduFani) January 25, 2018
When you just heard #BrianMolefe will be paying back the money with 10 days 🙌 pic.twitter.com/WR46OCmUu1
— Fighter Mthetho (@ngweventsha) January 25, 2018
Molefe's controversial reinstatement was also reviewed and set aside as well as Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown's acceptance of the Eskom board's decision. Molefe's lawyer Barry Farber said the judgment came down on them like a ton of bricks but insisted his client was a happy and content man who wanted to serve South Africans.
- BUSINESS REPORT ONLINE