Former Eskom boss Matshela Koko, wife and stepdaughter arrested on charges of corruption, released on R300k bail

GAUTENG – The Hawks have arrest former Eskom boss Matshela Koko, wife and stepdaughter on charges of corruption. The charges relate to a multibillion-rand contract Eskom entered into with Swiss engineering company Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) in 2015.

ABB subcontracted to a local company, Impulse International, where Choma was a shareholder. She received R30 million from the deal, some of which then flowed to Mosima Koko. Koko was a senior executive at Eskom at the time.

Bail for Matshela Koko, Thabo Mokwena, Watson Seswai and Frans Sithole was set at R300 000. They are barred from entering any port of entry, and have to surrender their passports.

They may not leave the province of residence without the express permission of the investigating officer, and only after supplying him with a full array of their travel plans. They are to report to a police station once a week while remitted on bail. The four were released upon payment of their bail. The case will return on 23 March 2023.