Eight people are expected to appear at the Mpumalanga Middleburg Magistrates’ Court on Thursday on charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering.
The accused are implicated in irregular contracts granted for the building of the Kusile Power Station valued at over R2bn.
The accused were arrested in Gauteng and Mpumalanga on Thursday.
The publication understands a former high-ranking Eskom official is among those who have been arrested.
Source: eNCA
In other news – SABC’s serious warning to Zahara
South African award-winning Afro-soul singer Zahara is the latest celebrity to be accused of being a diva. A local publication reports the singer, who is working on a reality show that will premiere on SABC soon, has been given an ultimatum by the public broadcaster.
According to the outlet, the channel may pull the plug on her reality show if she doesn’t stop acting like a diva. According to the publication’s source, production was put on hold recently as Zahara and the production team were apparently not seeing eye to eye. Learn More
