Subscribers can listen to this article A multi-disciplinary investigation by law enforcement agencies in South Africa and the US is probing the “strategic donation” of R30 million by the American multinational General Electric (GE) through Eskom to a foundation registered in the name of Deputy President David Mabuza. According to documentation unearthed in the Eskom Files – tens of thousands of pages of detailed forensic reports, emails and other documents revealing the scope of corruption at the electricity parastatal – a senior Eskom executive offered the donation to Mabuza’s foundation in 2016. This was after a payment of millions of rand was seemingly made by GE to finance part of Eskom’s corporate social investment (CSI) programme. Subscribe to News24 and get access to our exclusive journalism and features today. THE ESKOM FILES | Editorial: If Eskom fails, South Africa fails