Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown has instructed Eskom to begin legal action against consultancy firms McKinsey and Trillian Capital Partners over their involvement in disputed contracts at the country’s state-owned electricity company. According to a report by Bloomberg, Brown ordered Eskom to start taking legal steps against the consultancy firms as well as suspended Acting Chief Executive Matshela Koko and Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh, who is on special leave, her spokesman, Colin Cruywagen, said by phone. Business Day reported on Friday that three other senior managers may also face misconduct charges.
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