POWER utility Eskom says that it is implementing a full screening and security sweep of all its active contracts in a bid to clamp down on high-level crimes that have ravaged its operations over the years.
Eskom made several key arrests in 2022 related to the theft of coal, and diesel and one case of active sabotage.
In November, a truck driver and his supervisor from a transport company subcontracted to haul coal to the group’s Matla Power Station were arrested for allegedly stealing good quality coal and replacing it with poor quality product.
Two security guards employed by a company contracted by Eskom to protect Port Rex Power Station in East London were arrested for stealing 5,863 litres of diesel also in November, and in two separate incidents, truck drivers delivering coal to Camden and Kendal power stations were also arrested.
One of the biggest arrests was a contractor
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