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ANA reports that the family of Thembisile Yende, the Eskom employee who was murdered in May, said on Wednesday they would be looking at the possibility of opening a civil case against the power utility.
Yende’s body was found at Eskom’s Pieterboth substation more than a week after her family reported her missing. She was allegedly killed because of fears she would blow the whistle on a copper cable theft syndicate. David Ngwenya, a technician at Eskom, was arrested for the murder in June, and appeared again in the Springs Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The case was postponed to 31 January for further investigations. National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi said outside court: “As Numsa we are concerned about the safety of employees as many people are aware that Thembisile Yende’s death was suspicious. As a result of her death Numsa has requested the department of labour to look into the matter and those connected will be found and prosecuted.”
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