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BusinessLive reports that the Special Tribunal on Friday froze the bank accounts of a senior Eskom manager over millions in alleged kickbacks.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) had launched civil proceedings against Petrus Mazibuko, a senior manager in the coal procurement division, after a whistle-blower alerted them to R11m worth of alleged kickbacks paid to him. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said an interim order to freeze the account had been granted, pending arguments for a final forfeiture. “The SIU approached the Special Tribunal to freeze the funds after allegations were received from a whistle-blower that Petrus Mazibuko was receiving unauthorised gratification from two Eskom suppliers, namely Commodity Logistix Managers Africa and Thembathlo Pty Ltd, through a bank account held by Thephunokhetja Projects,” Kganyago said. He went on to indicate: “The SIU investigated the allegations. As part of the investigation, the SIU obtained the bank statements as well as the account opening documents from First National Bank. The documents show that Mazibuko and Shadrack Mazibuko, who is also cited in the court application, are the signatories to the bank account. The bank statements show that the only source of income into this account is from the two Eskom suppliers.” The order prohibited both Petrus Mazibuko and Shadrack Mazibuko from dealing with the funds held in the bank account. Eskom has placed Petrus Mazibuko on preliminary suspension, citing alleged corruption, and he will remain on suspension until a disciplinary hearing is held.
Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Graeme Hosken And Sabelo Skiti at BusinessLive
Read too, Eskom places senior coal procurement manager on suspension, at Mining Weekly
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