Despite ongoing wage negotiations and load shedding power utility Eskom managed to bag two prestigious accolades at the announcement of South Africa’s Most Attractive Employer Awards ceremony, conducted by Universum Global in Johannesburg, recently.

Eskom took gold in the category of South Africa’s Most Attractive Employer for Engineering and Technology students and bronze for Most Attractive Employer for Engineering and Technology professionals.

Accepting the award Jacob Machinjike , Eskom’s General Manager: Transmission Grids said the award is proof that Eskom is not only Africa’s best energy utility but that it cultivates and promotes talent in the most crucial disciplines of its business.

“We are proud of this achievement and will continue to contribute towards the advancement and growth of Africa’s energy transformation as well as sustainability,” Machinjike said.

Meanwhile the utility has been locked in negotiations with unions which led to industrial action and load shedding in recent weeks.