Commission to probe claim Gupta companies showed fake B-BBEE certificates to Eskom
The DA has complained to the B-BBEE Commission, and the body has agreed to investigate three certificates that are likely to be fraudulent
The DA laid an official complaint with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission on Monday about possible fake B-BBEE certificates used by Gupta companies to secure contracts from Eskom. The commissioner, Zodwa Ntuli, agreed to investigate the three certificates — likely fraudulent — that were used by Gupta-owned Tegeta Resources and Exploration, Optimum Coal Mine and Trillian Consulting, to get access to the contracts. The DA obtained the B-BBEE certificates after making an application to Eskom in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (Paia). DA trade and industry spokesperson Dean Macpherson said Ntuli had agreed to also investigate Eskom’s internal procurement procedures and the enforcement of B-BBEE compliance by external suppliers. "An analysis of Tegeta and Trillian B-BBEE certificates reveals that their annual turnover meant that they may have deliberately misrepresented themselves as microenterprises, leading to an undue benefit on the 0% b...
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