News24 reports that an Eskom sub-contractor was arrested on 11 October for allegedly trying to solicit a bribe from a coal transport company at the Camden power station in Mpumalanga.

The suspect is a sub-contractor for the power utility's Eskom Rotek Industries subsidiary, which does construction, maintenance and transportation services. Eskom said on Tuesday that he stopped a coal truck driver headed to the station and jumped into the truck with the driver. "The suspect then demanded that the driver contact his employer. The driver contacted his supervisor at the coal transporting company who then spoke to the suspect who attempted to solicit a bribe by requesting a sum of R6,000 (R2 000 for each truck), after which he would allow the coal to be offloaded," Eskom reported. Despite the supervisor not acceding to the suspect’s demands, the trucks were allowed to off-load the coal, which was the correct grade. The conversation between the driver, the suspect and the supervisor was captured through a camera system in the truck. The suspect appeared before the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard compiled by Ahmed Areff at News24 (subscriber access only)

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