Former Eskom employee turned contract arrested for making R14.7 million payment to company that never delivered

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Former Eskom employee turned contract arrested for making R14.7 million payment to company that never delivered

A former Eskom employee turned contractor was arrested this past week for making an unauthorised R14.7 million payment from the utility's accounts to a dubious supplier that never delivered the order.

The suspect was working at the Matla Power Station at the time of his arrest on Friday, 17 March 2023.

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

Let me know when these arrests become jail time otherwise it means nothing

 

[Zukat]

Let me know when these arrests become jail time otherwise it means nothing

With R14mil in his pocket and willingness to share some, how can it possibly become jail time.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Lock him up

 

[KikzAzz]

But, but, there is no corruption? Ask Mbalula.

 

[Unreal]

What’s his/her name?

 

[Pegging]

Let me know when these arrests become jail time otherwise it means nothing

Be patient. The crime occurred in 2014. It took 3 years to arrest the guy.

He should get his day in court in 10 years or so.

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

Be patient. The crime occurred in 2014. It took 3 years to arrest the guy.

He should get his day in court in 10 years or so.

If he ever does at all which he probably won't

 

[Pegging]

If he ever does at all which he probably won't

There is no way this guy did this on his own. So he will have a higher up covering for him.

And you can bet there are many more cases that would have been uncovered if a proper investigation was done.

 

[Mekon]

Eskom is the CANCer's personal piggy bank.

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

There is no way this guy did this on his own. So he will have a higher up covering for him.

And you can bet there are many more cases that would have been uncovered if a proper investigation was done.

There's too much money and organisation involved. South Africa has a black hole for evidence and dockets.

All of these arrests are simply theatre.

 

[TheChamp]

The fight against corruption continues without De Ruyter, who would have thought?

 

[TheChamp]

Let me know when these arrests become jail time otherwise it means nothing

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/duo-who-defrauded-eskom-out-of-r35m-sentenced-to-20-years-imprisonment-4c115980-cabf-4934-85fb-1932055d0d69

 

[Neo_X]

so he had 9 years to :
spend the cash
teach other employees how to do the same
build contacts to make his case "go-away"

REally?!?!?!?!
State of disaster se gat. Disaster of a state

 

[SubtleBeast]

He defrauded Eskom as an employee yet he was allowed to become a contractor for them?
Those that allowed this should also be investigated imo.

 

[SubtleBeast]

Former Eskom employee turned contract arrested for making R14.7 million payment to company that never delivered

Yet the cartels go about their business unabated.
Talk about low hanging fruit, but we need to celebrate small wins, I guess.

 

[Quicks]

That money is loong gone. Amazing how easy it is to steal money in any SOE's

We need to go back to a time where, if you make kak you get executed on the spot.

 

[TheChamp]

With R14mil in his pocket and willingness to share some, how can it possibly become jail time.

When the SIU empties his pockets?

 

[AlphaJohn]

Yet the cartels go about their business unabated.
Talk about low hanging fruit, but we need to celebrate small wins, I guess.

 

[TheChamp]

He defrauded Eskom as an employee yet he was allowed to become a contractor for them?
Those that allowed this should also be investigated imo.

Most of the contracting is just legalized corruption anyway, unnecessarily pay for services you can provide in-house.