The EFF says it will occupy Eskom offices should COO Jan Oberlhozer not be removed.

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EFF CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF CORRUPT ESKOM COO JAN
OBERLHOZER
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
The Economic Freedom Fighters calls for the immediate removal of corrupt Eskom COO
Jan Oberlhozer for using the power utility to enrich himself, his businesses and relatives.
We have called for Oberholzer’s removal since damning allegations against him regarding
nepotism, victimisation of non-compliant employees and conflict of interest arose in March
2020. The EFF is vindicated now that the farce report that cleared him is being subjected to
public scrutiny.
Oberholzer, a shareholder of Steffanutti Stocks firm which defrauded Eskom of a sum of up
to R2 billion, is part of a syndicate that loots Eskom for his personal benefit and those
associated with him. Further to the reports that he was part of transactional engagements
between his company Steffanutti Stocks and Eskom as the COO on at least three occasions,
Oberholzer also stands accused of operating against the financial interests of Eskom by
procuring the services of labour broker Black and Veatch, paying them an obscene amount
which increased from R2.4 billion to R14 billion since 2008. Oberholzer then victimised the
whistle-blower in the matter, which reveals how sinister and deliberate his corruption is and
how he will go to great lengths to suppress transparency and accountability.
Oberlhozer has also been found to have pressurised an employee to find a job for his
brother-in-law, Gregory Jacobs, and is known to use foul language against employees who
do not comply with his corrupt instructions. Notably, he has moved a whistle-blower to a
training job against his will because of his shenanigans being exposed and reported.

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No action has been taken against Oberlhozer for this clear and flagrant disregard of Eskom
policy and due process. Rather, he has been publicly defended by Eskom leadership. This
promotes the perception in society that whites are never taken to account for any of their
crimes, and that Oberlhozer is a beneficiary of this white privilege. There is no other plausible
explanation of why the Eskom board has been hell-bent on defending Oberlhozer.
We reiterate our call for a legitimate criminal process to be instituted against Jan Oberholzer
and all those associated with him in defrauding and compromising Eskom. Oberholzer is a
lackey of Pravin Gordhan, and together they are the champions of the corrupt New Dawn
agenda that seeks to collapse Eskom and sell it to the highest bidder.
Oberrholzer’s continued tenure at Eskom is a risk to the national asset and public finances,
and any effort to protect him is to defend corruption and participate in a deliberate collapse
of the power utility.
The EFF calls for his immediate removal and should Jan Oberholzer not be removed as
Eskom COO immediately; the EFF will occupy the Eskom offices and rescue them from
being used by criminals who are working against the light.