THE Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested a truck driver caught swapping discarded coal. According to a statement released by Eskom, its Security Investigations Tactical Team spotted the truck, loaded with coal, entering a coal yard and after approximately an hour, it headed to Arnot Power Station, where it queued to offload the coal. "The Eskom Group Security Investigations team checked and discovered that the coal, due to be offloaded, was discarded coal containing stones which confirmed the suspected coal swapping witnessed earlier at the Middleburg coal yard. Eskom's Acting General Manager for Security, Botse Sikhwitshi, praised collaborative efforts of the Hawks and the Eskom team. Sikhwitshi said Eskom will continue to work with law enforcement agencies to ensure that illegal coal yards are shut down.
