Employees at Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, have allegedly hired assassins to silence individuals exposing corruption within the organization.
One such case involves Dorothy Mmushi, an employee in Eskom’s forensics department, who reported a criminal syndicate operating within the organization.
Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso defended the decision to fund former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s private investigation into corruption at Eskom.
The investigation, which cost R50 million, aimed to complement law enforcement investigations at the utility.
South Africa’s police force is facing a significant decline in service numbers, according to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu). The union warns that the country’s security forces are ill-prepared for potential future riots.