Siboshelwe inkohlakalo nokushushumbisa imali isikhulu sakwa-Eskom

Uchwepheshe omkhulu wakwa-Eskom, uPercy Ramaru oneminyaka engu-51, uzithole engasohlangothini lomthetho njengoba ebanjwe oKlebe eMiddelburg, ngamacala ahlanganisa ukukhwabanisa, inkohlakalo, nokuxhashazwa kwemali, okwenza abantu bashaqeke enkampanini enkulukazi.

Lezi zinsolo zisukela esikhathini sikaRamaru esasebenza kwa-Eskom ngo-Agasti 2022 lapho ayesebenza khona njengeSenior Technician Field Service. URamaru wadukisa u-Eskom ngamabomu ngokufihla ukubandakanyeka kwakhe ekusebenzelaneni kwebhizinisi nenkampani, nokushayisana ngokucacile kwezimfuno.

Uphenyo, olugqugquzelwe yimibiko yeSpecial Investigating Unit (SIU), luveze ubufakazi obushaqisayo obubhekene noRamaru. Naphezu kwesibopho sakhe sokudalula noma yikuphi ukungqubuzana kwezinhloso zenzuzo, kwatholakala ukuthi wayenesandla esikhulu enkampanini ebizwa ngokuthi i-MXO Logistics cc, eyayimatasatasa ekuhwebeni kwebhizinisi no-Eskom.

U-Eskom ulahlekelwe kakhulu yimali efinyelela ku-R14,940,00 ngenxa yezinsolo zokungaziphathi kahle kukaRamaru, okuveza ukuqina kwesimo. Sekuphothulwe uphenyo nguphiko loKlebe oluzinze eMiddelburg iSerious Corruption Investigation nokuyibo abaphethe leli cala.

Ukuboshwa kukaNkhetheni Percy Ramaru kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokugcina ubuqotho nokungafihli lutho ezinhlanganweni, ikakhulukazi emkhakheni kahulumeni. U-Eskom, oyinsika yengqalasizinda yaseNingizimu Afrika, ubhekene nenye futhi inselele empini yakhe eqhubekayo yokulwa nenkohlakalo nokungalungi.

Njengoba kuqhubeka ukuqulwa kwecala, ababambiqhaza balindele ezinye intuthuko kuleli cala elisezingeni eliphezulu elinyakazise izisekelo zokuziphendulela ngaphakathi kwenkampani enkulukazi.