Nkhetheni Percy Ramaru (51) (Eskom Senior Technician), was arrested by the Hawks Middelburg based Serious Corruption Investigation on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, for fraud, corruption and money laundering.

It is alleged that during August 2022, the accused was employed by Eskom as Senior Technician Field Service. The accused allegedly  misrepresented to Eskom that he was not conducting business with the entity.

The matter was reported to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). During investigation, SIU discovered that the accused failed to declare conflict of interest to Eskom, whilst investigations revealed that he was a shareholder at a company called MXO Logistics cc. The company was conducting business with Eskom.

This was discovered on the declaration forms and tender documents submitted by MXO Logistics cc to Eskom. As a result Eskom suffered an actual loss of R14 940,00.

The matter was referred to the Hawks Middelburg based Serious Corruption Investigation for further investigation.

Investigation was finalised and the case was referred for decision. A warrant of arrest was authorised and executed on Tuesday, February 13, hence the court appearance. The accused was released on R10 000.00 bail.

The case is remanded to the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes court on February 19, 2024.