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,
Rampant corruption at Kusile – Contractors paid school fees of contract boss daughter
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Corruption carnage at Kusile – Furniture deliveries by taxi and a donation to a suspicious Zuma foundation
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Load shedding, anyone?
“Loadshedding ahead”.
Eskom also earlier today announced that it would be implementing another round of “load reduction” across six provinces: Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West.
Eskom manager’s bank account frozen
In other news, Eskom after a preliminary investigation placed a senior coal procurement manager on suspension “following evidence of corruption involving millions”. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) will launch further investigations.
“The SIU investigation revealed the senior manager to be in control of a bank account with a balance close to R12 million. The funds have been deposited by some of Eskom’s suppliers in the coal division”.
Joburg’s plan to take over Eskom areas should remain in the dark, say experts They say the city lacks the competence and financial wherewithal to do so, but the mayor disagrees 04 May 2021 - 20:11
Johannesburg’s plan to take over electricity supply from Eskom-owned areas in the city is a recipe for disaster.
This was said by experts on Tuesday after Joburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo said City Power was exploring the “feasibility of alternative” energy sources to diversify its energy mix.
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