The extradition hearing for former Eskom contractor Michael Lomas - who has been implicated in a R745 million corruption scandal involving the construction of Kusile power station - has been postponed. The case involving the former director of Tubular Construction was heard on Tuesday. Lomas was arrested by British police in mid-April at the request of South African authorities. "This exposed the state-owned entity to R1.4 billion [in] costs as per the escalation of the contract," said Seboka. Hlakudi, Masango, Kgomoeswana and Trindade are facing charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering, as well as offering and receiving unauthorised gratifications.

Source: News 24 December 21, 2021 18:25 UTC