Former coal "black site" operative reveals how Eskom loses truckloads of coal to criminal syndicates in a day

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Former coal "black site" operative reveals how Eskom loses truckloads of coal to criminal syndicates in a day

Criminal syndicates are hijacking thousands of tonnes of Eskom coal and selling it at a hefty premium to international buyers, the Sunday Times reports.

The publication said it made contact with a former operative who worked at a "black site" around Middelburg in Mpumalanga, which stole coal on the way from mines to power stations.

 

[Iamn0tageek]

Bunch of naaiers!

 

[R13...]

Surely the coal doesn't belong to Eskom until after its passed their weigh bridge?

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Surely the coal doesn't belong to Eskom until after its passed their weigh bridge?

Well...now that THAT hair is split, problem solved.

@Hanno Labuschagne please delete your article as well as this thread.

 

[sand_man]

A nation of thieves!! Unreal....

 

[Bewlen]

Look at all this "ubuntu"

 

[system32]

Explains why Eskom needs a 32.66% increase:

Eskom asks for massive 32.66% electricity price hike​

See - https://mybroadband.co.za/news/ener...-32-66-electricity-price-hike-report.html/amp

 

[Space]

….and obviously if coal is involved it’s going to be a Black Site

 

[Solitude]

The only way to fix this is charge everyone a connection fee. Equality.

 

[Flashgear]

By "stole" they mean they are selling it for nice cold hard cash. FCK the rest of the country.

 

[wingnut771]

Stop using trucks.

Problem solved.

 

[Petec]

There is ZERO political will to change things. They make a fortune from backhands and payoffs.
The sheer scale of corruption in SA, is probably the highest in the world!

 

[Mekon]

And this is why South Africa will always be a shithole run by a bunch of low IQ weak willed thieving rodents.

 

[dualmeister]

Can this coal be used for cooking?

R750 for a ton is a bargain

 

[RonSwanson]

Stop using trucks.

Problem solved.

... and this is exactly why Majuba power station's White Elephant ( the railroad) makes perfect sense to the criminals: The Majuba / Ermelo line will replace the trucks from Richard's Bay. Commissioning date: Indeterminate. Why doesn't de Ruyter suspend the PM, and order an investigation?
Even the Palmfort line was only used when a Carte Blanche film crew were present in December 2021, it was trucks every day as per the video.

 

[Corelli]

Pay for all coal that enters the Eskom Delivery area. Anything less, doesnt get paid for and the supplier penalised.

As simple as that

 

[RonSwanson]

Pay for all coal that enters the Eskom Delivery area. Anything less, doesnt get paid for and the supplier penalised.

As simple as that

To you and I: Yes, very simple. But BEE.

 

[wingnut771]

Pay for all coal that enters the Eskom Delivery area. Anything less, doesnt get paid for and the supplier penalised.

As simple as that

That doesn't sound simple at all. How do you know its even coal?

 

[Sapphiron]

That doesn't sound simple at all. How do you know its even coal?

You have someone at the plant that knows what he is doing and a manager who has not been paid off by the cartels. I suspect Eskom has neither.

 

[wingnut771]

You have someone at the plant that knows what he is doing and a manager who has not been paid off by the cartels. I suspect Eskom has neither.

or just have a train straight from the mine like how its been done for the last 100 years.