Eskom lied to SA about R1.6bn payments to Gupta-linked Trillian
Eskom has admitted that it lied when it defended making payments totalling R1.6-billion to Gupta-linked financial advisory firm Trillian and global business consultancy McKinsey. In June, Eskom strongly defended the payments in response to questions prompted by the release of a damning report into Trillian by advocate Geoff Budlender. At the time, Eskom said another global management consultancy, Oliver Wyman, had concluded that "all payments" were "based on prudent costs […]