The Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Tuesday postponed the fraud, corruption and money laundering case against former Eskom contracts manager France Hlakudi and three others until July 20.
A Bowmans investigation into former senior manager Mildred Nyoka details how the official received just over R1 million in illicit benefits from contractors working on the Kusile power station.
Dianah Motlou, the individual who was in charge of contracts at Kusile, has been implicated in alleged corrupt activities involving Eskom and the Kusile Power Station. MyBroadband reports that Motlou received nearly R50,000 from contractors, toward the school fees of Motlou’s child. One of the contractors entangled in the latest corruption is Tubular Construction Projects. In an earlier interview with BizNews (see below) corruption-buster Paul O’Sullivan told the Power Hour about the company’s involvement with corrupt activity. In April, former Eskom contractor Michael Lomas was arrested in connection with a R745m fraud involving the Kusile Power Plant. Lomas was a former consultant of Tubular. “According to O’Sullivan, Trindade started a company – now known as the Tubular Group. In 2008, he made contact with Michael Lomas, offering him the opportunity to come on board as a consultant. Lomas acted as a consultant for a number of years. “During that period, I suppose,
Deaan Vivier
The Gauteng North High Court in Pretoria on Monday postponed the tax fraud case against former Eskom manager France Hlakudi to 2 June to allow him consultation with his new legal representative.
Hlakudi, a former Eskom senior manager for capital contracts, is facing 44 fraud and tax evasion-related charge amounting to R30 million. The charges related to Hlakudi s personal tax affairs and his companies Hlakudi Translation and Interpretation, Coxinel Chicken and Bon Services Telcom, where he is accused deliberately misrepresenting his income tax returns.
The cases of false tax submissions were committed between 2015 and 2018. Last Month Hlakudi failed in his bid to have the tax fraud charges struck off the roll.