An Eskom employee and his accomplice, a service provider, made separate appearances before the Hendrina Magistrate Court last week on the 01 and 05 July 2024.
They were each granted bail of R30,000 after being charged for a crime committed at the Hendrina Power Station last year.
Botse Sikhwitshi, Acting General Manager for Security at Eskom, said between January 2023 and April 2023, the service provider supplied five (5) valve stems to Hendrina Power Station which were stolen from the same power station warehouse, as a result of working with the Eskom employee.
He said an internal investigation revealed that the Eskom employee had misused company resources without authorisation for their own personal gain and also falsified documents as the end-user.
The Eskom employee has ever since resigned, while disciplinary action was initiated.
Eskom suffered a financial loss of R667 500 because of this criminal activity.
“Eskom strongly condemns any fraudulent activity in its business operations and will not tolerate such behaviour. Our internal security investigations team will continue collaborating with the South African Police Service in ensuring that those who enrich themselves at Eskom’s expense are held accountable.” Sikhwitshi said.