Employee arrested after Eskom power station is hit by more oil theft

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Article highlights:

  • Less than a year after Eskom uncovered an oil crime syndicate at its Tutuka power station in Mpumalanga, an employee has been arrested after more oil theft was uncovered.
  • Eskom said that following an internal investigation, and with the support of the Hawks, the employee appeared in the Standerton Magistrate’s Court.
  • In a separate incident at the Matla power station, cleaning contractors were arrested for allegedly stealing copper cables which they placed in a waste storage container.