This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.The Citizen reports that a former Eskom safety risk officer has been found guilty of corruption and fraud totalling R58,000. Thandi Ruth Magagula appeared in the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday where judgment was handed down.
The 41-year-old pleaded guilty to seven counts of corruption and two counts of fraud, leading to her conviction under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act of 2004. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Monica Nyuswa said the former Eskom employee’s offences stemmed from contracts awarded to a company named Mantoza Engineering Projects CC in 2015. Magagula served as a director of Mantoza Engineering Projects while still employed at Eskom. “Magagula failed to disclose her financial interest in the company to Eskom’s management and continued to conduct business with the public entity while holding a directorship position. This behaviour violated laws governing public officials and Eskom’s conflict of interest policies,” Nyuswa stated. The matter was postponed to 24 October for sentencing.
Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Faizel Patel at The Citizen
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