TimesLIVE reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Highveld region has called for the arrest of former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.

This follows allegations that there was “corrupt activity of R500m that was afforded to security company Fidelity Services Group, using emergency procurement policy”. The union indicated: “The NUM Highveld region strongly believes that there is unfaithfulness displayed in this whole process, and we are calling for law enforcement to thoroughly investigate the matter and prosecute all the greedy looters.” Malekutu Motubatse, NUM Highveld regional chair, alleged that black managers at Eskom were “always associated with corruption while the opposite happens when it involves a manager of a different race”. He said: “What angers NUM Highveld region most is the fact that the tendering process ran only for three months. We are calling for law enforcement agencies to wake up and smell the coffee. De Ruyter must be arrested. The reason that he left the country is not because of his life being under threat, but because he is on a honeymoon, enjoying the R500m.” The union also called for investigations to be extended to the former COO Jan Oberholzer “as we believe that there was no need for Eskom to pay such an amount of money.”

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kgaugelo Masweneng at TimesLIVE

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