The fraud and corruption case against former senior Eskom manager France Hlakudi and his co-accused was once again postponed in the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court on Thursday. | Fin24
Former senior Eskom manager France Hlakudi and his co-accused appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court on Thursday.He and his co-accused face charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering relating to a contract of R745 million at Eskom's Kusile power station in Mpumalanga.
His co-accused are former Eskom group executive for the Group Capital Division, Abram Masango; businessperson Maphoko Kgomoeswana; and CEO of Tubular Construction, Antonio Trindade. A fifth accused, former Eskom contractor Michael Lomas, was arrested by British police in April last year at the request of South African authorities. He is set to face an extradition hearing.
At their appearance on Thursday, the legal representatives of some of the accused indicated that they wanted to bring an application for unreasonable delay and the case was postponed to 2 and 5 August this year.
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