TimesLive reports that in a recent landmark judgment, a former Eskom employee was ordered to repay all the money he stole from the power utility when he was employed as a finance manager at Kriel power station.

Sifiso Masina was found guilty by the Kriel Magistrate's Court on 26 April and sentenced to eight years in prison, wholly suspended for five years, on certain conditions, including that he must repay Eskom. The power utility suffered a financial loss of R513,630 after Masina created invoices in 2012 and submitted them for payment for work that was not done. The court ordered that Masina make an immediate payment of R30,000 and 48 instalments of R10,000 a month until April 2027 to settle the balance. Masina was caught after an internal investigation was conducted by Eskom. “He resigned from Eskom with immediate effect on November 27 2012 pending a disciplinary process after a forensic investigation into financial misconduct had been concluded,” Eskom indicated. Masina was then found guilty on all charges of financial misconduct during a disciplinary hearing that was conducted in his absence in December 2012. A criminal case was then opened with police. Masina pleaded guilty to the charges in July last year.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Belinda Pheto at TimesLive
• Lees ook, Oud-Eskom-werker moet gesteelde geld terugbetaal, by Maroela Media

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