Eskom employees in court over purchase of R940,000 container worth R20,000
Tutuka power station worker allegedly colluded with other Eskom employees and a supplier to buy the shipping container at hugely inflated cost
16 May 2023 - 21:47
A former Eskom contract employee has been arrested and appeared in court on charges of fraud and corruption allegedly causing a loss of almost a R1m to Eskom.
Zandile Rosemary Ngcobo, who was stationed at Tutuka power station, allegedly colluded with other Eskom employees and a supplier to purchase a shipping container for R939,550. However, it was only valued at R20,000, according to Eskom. Not only was the price inflated, but it also did not meet specifications. Eskom took a loss of more than R910,000...
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