Eskom whistle-blower dismissed after scrutiny of suspect transactions
In an independent inquiry, Suzanne Daniels was found guilty on four charges, including the distribution of confidential Eskom information to a third party
Suzanne Daniels, the Eskom whistle-blower, who was formerly head of its legal and compliance department, has been dismissed from the company after a disciplinary hearing found she was implicated in several of the dodgy transactions that have come under scrutiny.Daniels, who was a key figure in providing evidence against Eskom’s former executives Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh in parliamentary hearings last year, turned whistle-blower after she had been suspended from the company herself.While she was feted for her courageous disclosures in Parliament, the new Eskom leadership, led by CEO Phakamani Hadebe, believed the charges she faced were serious enough to be fully interrogated before she could return to work.An independent inquiry headed by Nazir Cassim found Daniels guilty of four charges: the distribution of confidential Eskom information to a third party; involvement in the McKinsey and Trillian consulting transactions; and involvement in the Tegeta transaction in which Eskom hel...
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