Four former employees of two multinational engineering firms awarded R2.2bn contracts for Eskom's Kusile power plant in 2015 were arrested by members of the Special Investigating Unit and Asset Forfeiture Unit on Tuesday.
Kusile power station outside Emalahleni. Four former employees from two multinational engineering firms awarded R2.2bn contracts for the power plant in 2015 were arrested. File photo.Four former employees of two multinational engineering firms awarded R2.2bn contracts for Eskom power plants in 2015 were arrested by the Investigative Directorate on Tuesday.
Mohammed Essop Mooidheen and his wife Raeesa were arrested in Emalahleni while Veron Pillay and his wife Aradhna were arrested in Durban. According to the charge sheet Mooidheen and Pillay were employees of ABBZA, a company awarded a R2.2bn control and instrumentation contract for Eskom’s Kusile and Matla power stations in 2015.
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