Gordhan softens Eskom’s ‘no raise’ stance

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has intervened in the Eskom pay increase impasse, a move that could see Eskom move from its “0% offer”. Gordhan’s ministry said in a statement that he had called a meeting with the Eskom board‚ the management of the parastatal and of three unions‚ to deal with the problem. It was decided that negotiations over increases would resume with immediate effect. “It was agreed that the 0% offer from Eskom is off the table‚” the statement read