UPDATE: Eskom admits to R3-billion in payments “outside of contractual terms”

Reported by amaBhungane · 28 Aug 2026 · Susan Comrie

In a seven-page press release on Thursday night, Eskom conceded it had made R3-billion in irregular payments to its diesel suppliers. It stopped short of calling these prepayments – as amaBhungane’s investigation has alleged – instead referring to “advanced payments”... The post UPDATE: Eskom…

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