There veil of official secrecy around the Eskom boardroom saga continues since rumours of CEO Jacob Maroga's resignation began. But that has not stopped Maroga's supporters from going on the offensive. Today, the Black Management Forum (BMF) publicly threw its weight behind Maroga and called on Eskom Board Chairman Bobby Godsell and the entire board to step down.

It also remains to be seen if Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan will still be in her position by Monday. The questions linger as there is still no official comment on whether Jacob Maroga is still the CEO of Eskom or not.  Even President Jacob Zuma is said to be in the dark.  His spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told a local newspaper today that the President is yet to be briefed on the saga by Hogan.

The ANC Youth League is expected to call on the ANC NEC to sack Hogan over her handling of the Eskom crisis and other parastatals, or redeploy her to another portfolio. Today, the BMF piled the pressure on the Minister. "We are a tranformational vehicle, we are looking simply at one indicator which is transformation and we are saying that we do not believe that she has taken leadership on this particular issue," says Deputy President of BMF Thembakazi Mnyaka.

But some analysts believe Hogan should be given more time to sort out the mess at the parastatals. "The new Minister has only been there for a little while. It is as if she has been able to take the sector by the scruff of its neck and actually take it forward," says Economist at Investment Solutions.

Pressure is also mounting on the Eskom Board and its Chairman Bobby Godsell. "He's wants to act as an Executive Chairman when in fact he is not an Executive Chairman and therefore not giving the Chief Executive the space to implement the vision.. so, it is very clear for the Black Management Forum that Mr Bobby Godsell must go and Mr Jacob Maroga must stay," Mnyaka added.

Eskom workers who are members of NUMSA and the NUM met today and resolved to march to the head office next week to support Maroga and demand answers from the board.

For now, all eyes will be on the ANC NEC meeting tomorrow to see if Barbara Hogan becomes the first Minister to be fired over performance.