State-owned Eskom’s supplier disciplinary process has resulted in the restriction of 101 suppliers, including implicated directors and owners of supplier companies, from doing business with the utility for up to ten years.
These restrictions relate to cases from 2015 until March 31 this year, with the majority of cases stemming from the 2016 to 2022 timeframe.
The restrictions followed due process and consideration by Eskom’s Supplier Review Committee, which assesses supplier misconduct matters and determines appropriate sanctions and/or restrictions, up to a maximum of ten years, based on the available evidence and applicable policy and governance requirements.
“Fraud, corruption, procurement irregularities and supplier misconduct have affected public confidence and highlighted the need for decisive, transparent and sustainable consequence management across Eskom’s supply chain, and Eskom now aims to process and resolve newly referred supplier discipline cases within 90 days,” Eskom group CE Dan Marokane says.
“The progress achieved to date demonstrates Eskom’s determination to confront fraud and corruption in a practical and measurable way. By reducing backlogs, accelerating the resolution of new cases and ensuring that supplier misconduct attracts fair, transparent and meaningful consequences based on the appropriate legal thoroughness, Eskom is reinforcing a clear message that unethical conduct has no place in its supply chain, and accountability is central to restoring trust, integrity and good governance,” he adds.
