The group was convicted after a thorough investigation by the Hawks.
A former Eskom employee and five others, together with three companies, have been convicted on charges of fraud and money laundering in the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Mpumalanga.
This follows a multi-million-rand investigation involving fraud and money laundering by members attached to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Secunda, in collaboration with the Priority Crime Management Centre (PCMC), Priority Crime Specialised Investigation (PCSI) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
Former Eskom employee Nozipho Ntuli, 39, Edward George Sekatane, 46, Thulani Harries Mahlalela, 43, and Alfred Lebogang Sekatane, 62, were found guilty of the charges against them.
Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi, said the investigation revealed that between October 2016 and May 2019, former Eskom buyer Ntuli allegedly abused her position by fraudulently awarding tenders to companies linked to people close to her.
