Eskom employees pocketed R3bn in overtime in a year

THE Eskom board of directors was paid more than R10 million in board fees during the 2023/24 financial year, while the entity's employees pocketed R3 billion in overtime during the same period.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

This was disclosed by Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa when he was responding to parliamentary questions from EFF MP Mandla Shikwambana, who enquired about the annual expenditure on overtime for Eskom employees and the circumstances under which overtime was paid.

Shikwambana also wanted to know whether the 22 board meetings, averaging two meetings per month, as reported in the 2024 annual report, were pre-planned and the reasons for not planning them.

He also asked about the total remuneration of each board member and whether the board members were subject to individual performance reviews.

In his written response, Ramokgopa said employees pocketed R3.03 billion during the 2023/24 financial year