Dorothy Mmushi, a former Eskom forensic manager, uncovered major corruption and fraud within Eskom involving criminal syndicates and fraudulent payments. After reporting these activities, she faced significant retaliation including false criminal charges and ultimately death threats.
In 2023, Mmushi received a call from a hitman who claimed he had been hired and partially paid to kill her for R400,000. The hitman described her movements in detail and offered to kill her employer for a higher fee. Despite reporting this to Eskom and the police, she says they did nothing to protect her and showed little urgency in investigating. The hitman was later identified, arrested, and jailed for an unrelated crime, but no further protection or resolution happened for Mmushi. She remains fearful, isolated, and burdened with the cost of her own security and legal actions.
Mmushi also alleges that her immediate manager, Chris Baloye, was involved in collusion with corrupt suppliers and may have been linked to the plot against her. She filed a criminal case against Baloye as well as a civil claim against the police for her unlawful arrest related to false extortion charges.
Chris Baloye (also spelled Baloyi) was Eskom’s head of forensics and anti-corruption. He was implicated in an assassination plot against Dorothy Mmushi, a former Eskom forensic manager who had exposed corruption within the company. Baloye was suspended for about nine months amid allegations of maladministration, fraudulent payments using Mmushi’s login credentials, and other grievances raised by staff. He was reinstated but eventually resigned following the public revelations and pressure stemming from the allegations and the murder plot exposure.
Baloye had been under scrutiny for his management of the forensic department and had attempted to continue his career as an attorney during his suspension. His return to Eskom caused concern among staff who feared victimization. Beyond the controversy around Mmushi, Baloye’s tenure involved issues of corruption investigation and internal conflicts within Eskom’s forensic and anti-corruption division. Eskom did not publicly elaborate on the reasons for his resignation.
