EOH FOCUS ON INVESTIGATIONS

EOH CHIEF executive Stephen van Coller confirmed yesterday that the group had initiated investigations following complaints that prompted multinational technology giant Microsoft to cancel its contract with the company. A whistle-blower filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission about alleged corruption to do with a R120 million contract with South Africa’s Department of Defence. Van Coller said it was not the whole group that had been implicated in the wrongdoing, but a few individuals. He said the alleged corruption largely took place in the group’s public sector business unit. “The implicated division represents less than 12 percent of EOH’s total turnover,” Van Coller said. “We have either suspended or received resignations from involved employees, resulting in none of the employees currently implicated remaining in the business.” Van Coller said EOH was focusing its investigations on less than six public sector contracts deemed necessary for detailed review. He said ENSafrica had concluded one investigation and was advanced with two other of these investigations. “As part of the process, we have taken, and will continue to take, the necessary action and report our findings to the relevant authorities,” he said. “Our investigation, together with ENSafrica, is just the start and does not necessarily permit full disclosure of findings.”

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