Former Eskom manager, husband have east luxury home and expensive vehicles frozen
“The modus operandi employed by Duduzile was to create structures of entities owned by members of her family and friends to receive these funds.”
A former Eskom manager and her husband have been banned from disposing of luxury property and vehicles in Silver Lakes Estates, Pretoria.
This was after they were allegedly procured through an organised crime network.
The NPA’s asset forfeiture unit (AFU) and the special investigating unit (SIU) obtained a preservation order to preserve a Mercedes Benz Viano and Chevrolet Utility belonging to the couple.
The order (dated November 9) by the Pretoria High Court’s Gauteng division prohibits Duduzile Moyo, her husband Mmoloki and their two minor children from selling their preserved assets.
NPA regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the duo had to keep the insurance payments, rates and taxes for the assets up to date, pending the finalisation of the forfeiture proceedings.
This is also the second preservation order that had been served against Duduzile.
This follows the SIU obtaining a preservation order to freeze her pension benefits after she handed in her resignation in September 2022.
“She had received almost R25-million from an Eskom vendor, Tamukelo Business Enterprise, which was appointed to transport raw material and water from the Kendal power stations to the Kusile power station.
“The order emanates from the SIU’s investigations into Duduzile’s conduct in her role as Eskom’s supply manager/contracts manager/employer’s representative who contracted a business named Tamukelo.”
Tamukelo was appointed to transport raw and potable water from the Kendal station to the Kusile station.
Mahanjana said while Duduzile was contracted by Eskom, she signed 23 interim payment certificates in respect of Tamukelo’s services from December 2011 to July 2014.
“These contracts totalled approximately R138-million,” according to Mahanjana.
She said the SIU probe revealed that Tamukelo and its representatives also paid entities linked with Duduzile, whilst she negotiated and managed Eskom’s contract.
“The modus operandi employed by Duduzile was to create structures or entities owned by members of her family and friends to receive these funds.”
Mahanjana said there was a clear conflict of interest through the awarding of contracts to Tamukelo.
“She received these funds in circumstances where part of her duties and functions were as a middle manager. Duduzile was also part of a team that presented the negotiation strategy of the Tamukelo tender worth over R300-million to the tender and procurement committee.
“She also deceived Eskom and repeatedly made fraudulent misrepresentations, declaring that there was no conflict of interest when dealing with Tamukelo and other role players for five years when signing Eskom’s annual declaration of conflict interest policy.”
Mahanjana said the preservation order was part of the implementation of the national anti-corruption strategy aimed at eradicating corruption in South Africa.
It was authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of Eskom and the conduct of Eskom officials.
The proclamation aims to recover any financial losses suffered by the state as a result of criminality.
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