South Africa: After Leaving SA in 2019, Michael Lomas Finally Added to R1.4bn Eskom Corruption Indictment

3 December 2024
Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)
By Vincent Cruywagen

Michael Lomas, a former Eskom contractor facing 65 corruption charges stemming from a R1.4bn deal to upgrade Eskom's Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga, will apply for bail on 17 December.

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Listen to this article 7 min Listen to this article 7 min On Tuesday, 3 December, Michael Lomas appeared in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg with his co-accused for the first time since skipping the country in 2019.

His name was added to the indictment with 11 co-accused, including former senior Eskom executives and Tubular Construction Projects directors. They face 65 counts of corruption linked to the R1.4-billion deal to upgrade the Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga.

His co-accused are Abram Masango, a former executive in Eskom's group capital division; France Hlakudi, a former senior manager in the division; Antonio José Trindade, the owner of Tubular Construction Projects; and Hudson Kgomoeswana, the owner of Babinatlou Business Services.

Seven companies are also charged in the case, which has been postponed multiple times since first coming to court in December 2019.

All the co-accused are out on bail, with the exception of Lomas, who has not requested bail since his extradition from the UK. During his previous hearing in November, Lomas' legal representative, advocate Mannie Witz, said that they were seeking a retirement or fragile care home where the 77-year-old Lomas could live if he applied for...

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