The former board of Eskom should face criminal prosecution for a string of management failures and a 'culture of corrupt practices' during the presidency of Jacob Zuma, the Zondo commission has found.
of Eskom should face criminal prosecution for a string of management failures and a “culture of corrupt practices” during the presidency of Jacob Zuma, a report said on Friday.
The enquiry was established in 2018 to examine allegations of graft during Zuma’s nine years in power from 2009, during which one scandal after another overshadowed his presidency.The report’s allegations include that Zuma allowed businessmen brothers Atul, Ajay and Rajesh Gupta to plunder state resources and influence policy. Zuma and the Gupta brothers, who left South Africa after Zuma’s ouster, deny wrongdoing. A Zuma spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Eskom said it welcomed the report. “Eskom has proactively set up a project team … to ensure that the report is reviewed, understood and appropriate actions are taken,” the company said.“McKinsey & Company is to repay the entirety of the fees earned on projects for Transnet and South African Airways brought into disrepute … totalling approximately R650-million,” it said, referring to a section of the report that deals with those companies.
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