The Black Management Forum welcomed the resignation of Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell and the return to work of chief executive officer Jacob Maroga on Monday.

"We express our appreciation to Mr Godsell for doing the right thing," said BMF managing director Gaba Tabane.

"We also welcome the news of Mr Maroga going back to work," he said, adding that he should be allowed to concentrate on the work the power utility needs to do.

In rejecting earlier reports of his resignation, the BMF said state owned enterprises were becoming "slaughterhouses" for black professionals.

Godsell resigned on Monday morning. Further details were not available.

Tabane was not certain when the resignation came into effect.

Meanwhile, Maroga was back in the office on Monday in spite of an announcement last week by Godsell that he had resigned.

"He's resumed his duties as chief executive," said spokesperson Andrew Etzinger.

Etzinger said it was never completely clear whether Maroga had resigned or not and there was an issue of "interpretation of a discussion".

"Mr Maroga's interpretation was that he hadn't resigned, the board's was that he had.

"Mr Maroga had offered to resign and the board had accepted that offer... it in was a context of a discussion and not a formal resignation."

This was in line with the ANC Youth League and Black Management Forum's scepticism over the resignation.

"As far the board is concerned, he is the CEO again. I'm sure the process is not completed, but what we can confirm today is that

Mr Maroga is back in the office," said Etzinger.

Calls and e-mails for Maroga or Godsell to add comment were not returned.

The company is yet to issue a formal media statement on the matter.

It has been reported that at one point both Godsell and Maroga resigned from the helm of the power utility, which is weathering severe criticism over its handling of the country's electricity supply needs.

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