The former managing director of Eskom, Mr Dawid Johannes Malherbe (56), has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering by the Bellville Specialised Commercial Court on Friday, June 17, 2016.
Malherbe and another person were arrested in 2013 after a whistle-blower alerted the Hawks of the irregularities at the power utility’s tender awarding process. The Financial and Asset Forfeiture Investigations (FAFI) and Anti-Corruption Task Team investigated the allegations and found that Malherbe, during his tenure as the Eskom’s managing director between 2007 and 2009, unduly awarded tenders to Energy Utility Services (PTY) LTD, the company which he owned.
The results of the internal investigations as well as the reports from the external auditors found that Malherbe’s actions of awarding tenders to his company amounted to irregular, wasteful and fruitless, expenditure. At the knowledge of the results, Malherbe immediately resigned.
The National Head of the Hawks, Lieutenant General Mthandzo Ntlemeza, has welcomed the guilty verdict and applauded the investigating team for securing a conviction. He said members get to be motivated when their efforts of bringing criminals behind bars bring forth desired results.
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