Eskom employee at Tutuka Power Station in hot water
Ngcobo allegedly colluded with the service provider Umnandi Services by submitting fraudulent documents, and inflated the prices from R60 000 to R939 000, causing prejudice to Eskom.
Zandile Rosemary Ngcobo (43), together with her co-accused Annemarie Stander (55), Jessica Khubheka (61), Solomon Twala (59) and Nomsa Sibiya (49) appeared before the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Thursday, May 11 after their arrest by the Middelburg-based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team for fraud, theft and money laundering respectively.
Ngcobo is an Eskom employee working at Tutuka Power Station as procurement officer (buyer).
According to a statement from the Hawks, the investigation revealed that Tutuka Power Station issued an order in 2021 to Umnandi Conference and Catering for the purchase and delivery of two containers at the station.
Ngcobo allegedly colluded with the service provider and submitted fraudulent documents, inflated the prices from R60 000 to R939 000, causing prejudice to Eskom.
The case against all five accused was postponed to June 8 for drafting of the charges.
The Standerton Magistrate’s Court released Ngcobo on R5 000 bail on May 10. The investigation continues.
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