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NUM threatens legal action over Eskom restructuring: National Union of Mineworkers opposes unbundling of utility into three entities

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NUM threatens legal action over Eskom restructuring : National Union of Mineworkers opposes unbundling of utility into three entities

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Key FactsNUM prepares legal action over Eskom restructuring

Aug 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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The NUM’s highest decision-making body decided at its meeting in Pretoria from August 5 to 7, 2026, to prepare legal action against President Cyril Ramaphosa and the state.

Ramaphosa endorsed the Phase I report in July 2026, clearing the way for an independent, state-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO) to separate Eskom’s transmission business.

According to the report, Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati warned against rushing the separation because transmission accounts for about 40% of the balance sheet and roughly R100 billion in NTCSA assets would be transferred; Baloyi agreed.

The NUM is consulting its lawyers and plans to meet them next week to determine further steps and seek a court ruling on whether the Presidency had authority to establish the task team.

Politicians must leave Eskom alone, leave it to technocrats to run it.
— Khangela Baloyi, NUM Energy Sector Co-ordinator, in an interview with SABC News about Eskom restructuring

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This entity will own transmission assets and manage the electricity market operations.

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