NSA Global was approached to develop the emergency security contract for Eskom which it says would have cost R10 million per month.
Under then-CEO André de Ruyter, Eskom executives awarded the Fidelity Services Group a R500 million three-month security contract that could have cost R10 million a month,According to the report, the power utility’s acting head of security, Karen Pillay, had approached NSA Global to develop an emergency security contract, which was then channelled to Fidelity.
In December 2021, Pillay approached NSA Global and several other companies for a security solution to protect Eskom’s infrastructure from sabotage and social unrest. He added that NSA Global was told the agreement with Fidelity was established outside of Pillay’s authority.In May 2023, it was alleged that Eskom had paid the Fidelity Services GroupThe security company’s services were reportedly procured by De Ruyter and Pillay and concluded in October 2022.
Pillay said Fidelity was paid for its services without the knowledge of state security entities because Eskom did not trust South Africa’s law enforcement agencies. Eskom has denied that there was anything untoward regarding its security contract with Fidelity Services.
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