Anoj singh
Zondo left fuming as inquiry own goal sees Singh dodge testimony for now
Anoj Singh was set to spend Wednesday on the witness stand, but his legal team said he wasn’t in a position yet to give evidence.
Singh was supposed to have given evidence before the commission of inquiry on Wednesday.
Singh’s legal counsel told the inquiry Singh was not able to testify on Wednesday and submitted an affidavit giving the reasons.
Anoj Singh, the controversial former Eskom Chief Financial Officer who has been linked to dealings with the Gupta family, is testifying at State Capture Inquiry on Wednesday.
The former head of legal and compliance at Eskom is back at the state capture commission testifying about board decisions to approve the Tegeta prepayment as well as Brian Molefe’s appointment.
Former electrical engineer Francis Callard earlier told the commission that Yousuf Laher was responsible for a R1 billion increase in the 100 locomotives contract in 201 and he instructed him to draft a memorandum for the increase.
The commission has been hearing damning testimony this week about what happened at Transnet.
Hatch Global project manager Henk Bester said that the company was due to be awarded a rail expansion, but it was held to ransom by a memorandum of understanding brought by the joint venture.
Eskom acting head of legal, Bartlett Hewu, said that they had managed to recoup some money from other contracts.
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) has terminated Anoj Singh's membership after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of 12 out of 18 charges.
The membership of the former Eskom CFO was terminated after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of 12 out of 18 charges against him.
Three anonymous witnesses appeared before the state capture commission of inquiry and provided evidence implicating former Transnet bosses and former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba in allegations of state capture. The three witnesses were former bodyguards and drivers of Gigaba, Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh, and Siyabonga Gama and have detailed the visits they made at the Gupta family properties. #StateCapture #Gupta #Transnet
The second day of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants' disciplinary hearing against former Transnet and Eskom CFO Anoj Singh was spent interrogating more evidence that was presented by former Transnet employee Francis Callard.
Francis Callard has told the Saica hearing that Singh demanded the delivery of up to 480 locomotives be brought forward at the risk by negating critical factors, such as Transnet engineering’s capacity.
Singh who is a former CFO at Transnet and Eskom faces 18 charges of misconduct for his dealings when he was responsible for the finances in the two state-owned companies.
Former Transnet strategy manager Francis Callard is the first witness to appear before this disciplinary committee on Wednesday.
The hearing is listening to opening arguments by Saica legal representative Advocate Hamilton Maenetja SC, who is explaining to the disciplinary committee the merits of each charge levelled against Singh.
Singh faces disciplinary action emanating from 18 charges for being in breach of various clauses of Saica's code of conduct, including that he behaved in a manner that brought the accountancy profession into disrepute.
Singh faces disciplinary action emanating from 18 charges for being in breach of various clauses of Saica's code of conduct, including that he behaved in a manner that brought the accountancy profession into disrepute.