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Numsa has 'no faith' in Eskom's de Ruyter racism probe
The investigations come after Eskom COO Solly Tshitangano alleged that de Ruyter subverted proper supply chain policies in order to make irregular appointments...
The committee had been requested to suspend its probe because the state-owned power utility was conducting its own internal investigation into the matter.
The committee had been requested to suspend its probe, while Eskom conducts its own internal investigation.
The utility's board of directors decided to set up an independent inquiry to establish the veracity of claims of racism and abuse against the CEO by Eskom's chief procurement officer, Solly Tshitangano.
Andre de Ruyter said that an investigation was welcome as it would get to the bottom of the allegations that go beyond alleged racism.
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that it was regrettable that load shedding was still being implemented today.
The deputy president said there were a number of investigations into corruption and racist allegations at Eskom, and these must be finalised.
The deputy president said they wanted to get to the bottom of all corruption claims at Eskom, but would not focus on race.
Eskom said the claims not only brought the utility into disrepute, but they threatened to distract from efforts to restore operational and financial sustainability at the scandal-plagued state-owned enterprise.
The investigation will also include procurement and contract management in general.
The investigation stems from a complaint lodged with Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) by suspended chief procurement officer Solly Tshitangano.
The utility released its interim results for the last six months on Monday morning, detailing a 10% decline in sales volumes compared to last year.
Pubic Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola and Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter are briefing the media on developments in the fight against corruption at Eskom.
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that the utility's power generating system was looking good and it was managing to keep the lights on.
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that municipalities were some of the main offenders but said that Eskom had secured 64% of funding for the 2021 financial year by the end of last month.
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed the Infrastructure Fund would provide a R100 billion in catalytic finance over the next decade.
Deputy President David Mabuza says government is striving for a new way of working that will allow state-owned entities to function without political interference.
The power utility said that several outdated power stations would be decommissioned over the next decade, but the company will be adding capacity to the grid at the same time.
Eskom acting head of legal, Bartlett Hewu, said that they had managed to recoup some money from other contracts.