Since receiving the comprehensive report from the independent forensic firm at the end of June regarding the investigation into possible irregularities relating to the procurement of diesel fuel and storage contracts, State-owned Eskom says it has continued to progress the matter through the required internal corporate governance, legal review and quality assurance processes.
In a media release, Eskom says this is to ensure that all findings meet the necessary evidentiary and procedural standards to support any disciplinary and legal action that may arise from the investigation.
Eskom notes that it has since conducted, through a third-party service provider, a physical verification and reconciliation process to confirm diesel deliveries against invoices related to tender and received an independent verification report confirming that there were no discrepancies between the diesel delivered or available to Eskom and the amounts paid, as at June 30.
The utility says disciplinary action against the identified procurement officials relating to adherence to the procurement processes, is continuing.
“On assessment of the findings of the investigation report, it became apparent that further document analysis and interpretation, supplementary interviews and consideration of identified legal aspects of the management of contracts were required to test the legal soundness.
