In another setback for former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe, the power utility can now enforce an order to recover the millions he owes the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund. This emerged from Eskom’s briefing to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday and brings the years-long battle between Molefe and Eskom closer to a conclusion. In 2018, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria directed Molefe to return his "patently unlawful" pension payouts in a case brought by trade union Solidarity and the Democratic Alliance. This judgment was confirmed by a second ruling in July this year, where Molefe was ordered to pay back R9.9-million, plus interest, to the pension fund. The same ruling required the fund, in turn, to pay back the R30-million it had received from Eskom. Molefe then sought leave to appeal the ruling, and Eskom said the fund had subsequently repaid the R30-million.