‘Construction Mafia’ part of Eskom’s downfall?

GAUTENG – Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom’s procurement division has been infiltrated by organised crime with links to the KwaZulu-Natal construction mafia. Despite previously downplaying the issues of crime and corruption at the embattled power utility, Ramokgopa is now saying that crime is a big part of the problem facing South Africa’s energy crisis.