Eskom board backs CFO Oberholzer in Parly over alleged conflict of interest

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Jan Oberholzer was accused of corruption, dishonesty, conflict of interest, and abuse of power in relation to alleged links to Eskom contractor, Stefanutti Stocks.

CAPE TOWN - The Eskom board on Wednesday was forced to come to the defence of its chief financial officer Jan Oberholzer.Oberholzer was accused of corruption, dishonesty, conflict of interest, and abuse of power in relation to alleged links to Eskom contractor, Stefanutti Stocks.Oberholzer came under attack from various quarters for his alleged conflict of interest with Stocks.

“There’s an investigation by Advocate Cassim, which found that Mr Oberholzer had negotiated with a company in which he had shares… there was a recommendation from Advocate Cassim,” Buthelezi said. But Eskom board chairperson Professor Malegapuru Makgoba said that Oberholzer had done nothing wrong. “He has declared his conflicts of interest and I want to say this categorically, as the board we have not really found anything that Mr Oberholzer has done and it’s been difficult to understand where this noise is coming from,” he said.Download the EWN app to your iOS or Android device.

 

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