DA asks why Eskom’s report on corruption has been in a vault since 2015
The party’s Natasha Mazzone says this is fuelling suspicions of a cover-up of corruption by the electricity utility’s leaders
Eskom has not given credible reasons for keeping an allegedly damning report about corruption within its ranks under wraps. That is the view of the DA, which is submitting an application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act to get a copy of the report by US multinational law firm Dentons. Earlier on Monday, it was reported that Eskom’s board had been sitting on the report‚ which cost millions of rand to produce‚ for the past two years. "The report has been kept in a vault since its completion in July 2015‚ fuelling suspicions of a cover-up of corruption by the utility’s leaders." DA MP Natasha Mazzone said the report was commissioned in 2015 to investigate the reasons behind widespread load shedding‚ which had crippled the country‚ and the delays in building infrastructure. "Its findings include extensive corruption‚ implicating now acting CEO Matshela Koko‚" she said in a statement on Monday. "No credible reason for keeping the report secret has been given‚" said Mazzon...
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