Middelburg – Former Eskom senior technician Themba Teddy Mpika, who was arrested for Fraud and Theft, has been granted R200 000 bail by the Middelburg Regional Court.
The court heard that between 2016 and 2019, the 48-year-old accused was employed by Eskom as a senior technician, stationed at Camden Power Station.
Allegations are that while employed by Eskom, the accused who was also a sole director of the company called My Teddy Enterprise PTY Ltd applied for a tender at the power utility.
Mpika allegedly failed to disclose that he was an Eskom employee when he was awarded the tender.
The former senior technician is also accused of providing misleading information on the company’s integrity declaration form.
The accused allegedly indicated that he did not conduct any business with Eskom.
Mpika was awarded the tender, and allegations are that Eskom suffered a loss of about R6 million.
However, the Hawks caught wind of the anomaly and investigated the matter, which led to Mpika’s arrest and subsequent appearance in court.
On Wednesday, the accused was granted R200 000 bail, and the case was postponed to 15 January 2024 for further investigation.
