Former Eskom employee and accomplices convicted over R8.5m fraud

A former Eskom employee who allegedly manipulated tenders to benefit companies linked to people close to her has been convicted of fraud in a case that cost the power utility more than R8.5-million. Nozipho Ntuli, 39, a former Eskom buyer, was found guilty by the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday following a lengthy Hawks investigation. The court also convicted Edward…