France Hlakudi. Picture: Deaan Vivier
The Investigating Directorate has been granted an order to seize assets worth R1.4bn belonging to accused allegedly implicated in corruption involving the Kusile power station
The accused in the case include former Eskom senior manager for Capital Contracts France Hlakudi and former group executive for Group Capital Abram Masango
This news comes a day after the launch of The Eskom Files, an investigation by News24’s award-winning team of investigative journalists, revealing the enormity of corruption at the state-owned power utility
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has granted the Investigating Directorate an order to seize assets worth R1.4bn belonging to accused allegedly implicated in the corruption scandal involving the construction of Eskom s Kusile power station.
Court orders restraining order valued at R1.4bn against former Eskom execs, suppliers
By Ntombi Nkosi
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Johannesburg â The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng North local division, Pretoria awarded the National Prosecution Authorityâs Investigating Directorate (ID) a restraint order valued at R1.4Â billion against former Eskom executives and former Tubular Construction Projects contractors.
The freezing order, granted in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act, was served and enforced on all the accused in Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo earlier on Tuesday.
Former Eskom senior manager for Capital Contracts, France Hlakudi, the companyâs former group executive for Group Capital, Abram Masango, former Tubular Construction Projects CEO, Antonio Trindade, businessman Maphoko Kgomoeswana, former Tubular Holdings Executive Advisor, Michael Lomas, six companies owned by these individuals were served with the order.
âââ 11:06 Tue, 04 May 2021 PHOTO: 123RF.com/Evgenyi Lastochkin
A restraint order on assets amounting to R1.4 billion belonging to former Eskom executives and Tubular Construction Projects contractors was executed in various provinces on Tuesday morning.
The Citizen reports according to Sindisiwe Seboka, spokesperson for the National Prosecution Authorityâs Investigating Directorate (ID), the order was awarded by the Gauteng North High Court in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act.
The order was served on:
Former Eskom senior manager for Capital Contracts, France Hlakudi,
Former Eskom group executive for Group Capital, Abram Masango,
Former Tubular Construction Projects CEO, Antonio Trindade,
The Investigating Directorate was swift to swoop on the homes and businesses of former Eskom executives and suppliers after it was granted a court order to seize their assets up to the value of R1,4 billion on Tuesday morning.
The Johannesburg High Court awarded the NPA’s Investigating Directorate (ID) a restraint order valued at R1.4b, against former Eskom executives and former Tubular Construction Projects contractors.
Investigating Directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Seboka said that the freezing order had been granted in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act and was served and enforced on all the accused in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo on Tuesday morning.