Michael Lomas extradited to South Africa over Eskom corruption charges

Michael Lomas is accused of manipulating massive contracts for work on a power station in South Africa.

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Michael Lomas is accused of taking kickbacks on contracts between his firm, Tubular Construction, and Eskom for work at the Kusile power station, which were worth in excess of 1.4bn rand ($80m; £60m).

"He allegedly manipulated contracts. He was previously arrested, got bail and fled the country to the UK," national police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe told AFP.

He has not yet commented on the allegations against him.

Eskom has been beset with corruption allegations and is struggling to recover from years of mismanagement that has led to prolonged blackouts in the country.

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