South Africa: Eskom Paid Hundreds of Millions for Diesel That 'Didn't Exist'

From AllAfrica Business 21 Aug 2026, 08:09 UTC 1 min read

[Daily Maverick] Eskom paid for diesel and recorded it as 'received' in its books - in some instances that process was at best a sleight of hand; at worst, a fraud. Even now, R1-billion worth of diesel has still not been delivered, though Eskom insists it is 'available'.

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