text: 2019 Deloitte consulting lawsuit In October 2019, Eskom's chairman Jabu Mabuza filed a court affidavit at the Johannesburg High Court to recover R207 million in consulting fees from the consulting firm Deloitte. The affidavit alleged that Eskom executives had improperly awarded two consulting contracts to the consulting firm Deloitte. According to Eskom, in one contract awarded to Deloitte, Deloitte proposed a fee of R88.8-million while the competing bids from other firms were for R14.6-million and R13.3-million. In the other contract, Deloitte's bid was R79.1-million, while the other bids were for R16-million and R9.1-million.
  In March 2020, Deloitte agreed to pay back R150 million of the R207 million sought by Eskom. However, in a joint statement, it denied being part of any corruption, and that they acknowledged that there were technical irregularities in the process of awarding the contracts.
  In April 2020, Deloitte told AmaBhungane that the managing director for Deloitte Africa's advisory division Thiru Pillay and the lead consultant on the Eskom contract Shamal Sivasanker had resigned effective 31 March 2020 for their roles in the Eskom event.
  In November 2021, Eskom announced that it had appointed Deloitte as its next external auditor, as its contract with Grant Thornton was expiring at the end of that month.