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A week ago, another City Power employee was dismissed after he was found guilty of misconduct and collusion with contractors, including granting payment of invoices for work not done at Eldorado Park Substation.
The employee was suspended when City Power initiated the investigation into his involvement.
He was found guilty of gross negligence in his duties, resulting in financial loss to the City of Joburg.
This is the second employee in the past two weeks that has been dismissed as a result of collusion with the same contractor, Setheo Engineering.
Setheo Engineering received payments exceeding R88 million for work that was never completed in the building of the Eldorado Park sub-station and refurbishment of the Hopefield sub-station. They had secured the contract through a fraudulent bank guarantee which led the City to believe that they had the balance sheet to handle the project.
The two Directors of Setheo Engineering were arrested in 2017. However, the NPA has opted to withdraw this case from the court roll.
The City of Joburg has encouraged people to report any fraud and corruption activities through its 24-hour tip-off hotline 0800 002 587 or visit the offices of GFIS situated at 48 Ameshoff Street in Braamfontein.
