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Monday, 05 June 2023: The news article entitled High-ranking Eskom exec linked to sabotage at power stations published by the City Press yesterday, 04 June 2023, stating that an Eskom executive is reportedly implicated in sabotage incidents at Eskom refers. Eskom was never approached by City Press to comment on any of its executives allegedly…
Thursday, 19 May 2022: Eskom can confirm an incident in which a cable was severed at the Tutuka Power Station this week while the power station was finalising preparations to return Unit 5 to service. The damage to the cable had the effect of delaying the unit’s return to service by three days as it took…
Sunday, 22 January 2023: Eskom appreciates and is fully aware of the difficulties caused to the public and the economy by the continuing power capacity constraints. Eskom would like to apologise to the people of South Africa for these difficulties and to assure the public that, together with the government and other stakeholders, we are…
Wednesday, 30 November 2022: A truck driver and his supervisor from a transport company subcontracted to haul coal to Eskom was arrested at the Matla Power Station on Monday. The arrests took place after the truck driver was found to be in possession of sub-grade coal destined for the facility. The coal swapping allegedly took…
Wednesday, 16 November 2022: A contractor working at the Camden Power Station was arrested on Tuesday after he was positively linked to an incident of sabotage following intensive investigative work by Eskom teams. The perpetrator, who is employed by a maintenance company working at the power station, intentionally removed the bearing oil drain plug from…
Johannesburg, 02 September 2022 – The Economic Sabotage of Critical Infrastructure (ESCI) Forum, led by the Group CEOs of Eskom, PRASA, Telkom and Transnet, today hosted a high-profile roundtable with key stakeholders to find solutions and discuss progress in tackling the challenge of theft and vandalism of economic infrastructure. The economic toll, experienced across the…
Wednesday, 09 March 2022: Fourteen suspects involved in cable theft incidents, including a scrap metal dealer, were arrested on Tuesday when a team comprising the Vosman South African Police Service, the Hawks and Eskom Investigators, swooped on multiple premises in Vosman outside the township of KwaGuqa in Mpumalanga. A large volume of stolen cables, comprising…
FREE STATE: Seven suspects between the age of 28 and 67 were arrested at the crack of dawn by a multidisciplinary team that swooped in on various premises in Gauteng. The joint team traced and disrupted the criminal network responsible for large-scale pre-paid electricity fraud and theft. Their arrests were effected during the first phase…