MPUMALANGA – Micheal Chimanzi (56), Nwabisa Ngxola and Cinderella Moropane were convicted by the Nelspruit Magistrates’ Court during their court appearance on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 on charges of fraud and money laundering where Eskom incurred losses amounting to over R2.6 million.

The crime was committed between 2013 and 2019 where fraudulent invoices were submitted and paid by Eskom for the services that were never rendered.

The bail against Moropane and Ngxola was revoked and they were remanded in custody to join their co accused, Micheal Chimanzi who was in custody since his arrest after he was published as a wanted person.

The case against the trio was postponed to 23 January 2023 for sentencing and they remain in custody.

Source: South African Police Service