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Matshela koko

Oscar Pistorius and Matshela Koko: How 2 men won their freedom

By Bernadette Wicks

Last week, Oscar Pistorius was granted parole after being initially denied in March by the Supreme Court of Appeal, while the corruption case against Matshela...

  • Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko appeared in the Middelburg Regional Court on 21 November 2023. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News

    Solidarity wants NPA to prioritise re-enrolling Koko's graft case

    The State can reinstate the case in future as long as it gets written instructions from the National Director of Public Prosecutions. Trade union Solidarity said should the State fail in this regard, they would pursue private prosecution.

    23 November 2023 10:37
  • Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko appeared in the Middelburg Regional Court on 21 November 2023. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News

    OUTA hauls NPA over coals for scrapping Koko graft case, citing ample evidence

    The matter relates to billions of rands worth of contracts for work at the Kusile power station that allegedly went to companies linked to former Eskom boss Matshela Koko’s friends and family.

    22 November 2023 10:43
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    The day that was: MPs vote to close Israeli embassy, Koko’s corruption case over

    The Eyewitness News bulletin with Jane Dutton.

    21 November 2023 22:24
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    'It's a hate crime' - Matshela Koko's corruption case thrown out

    The Middelburg Regional Court has struck the corruption case against former Eskom boss, Matshela Koko, and 18 others from the roll.

    21 November 2023 21:31
  • Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko appeared in the Middelburg Regional Court on 21 November 2023. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News

    Matshela Koko lashes NPA after his corruption case struck from roll

    More than a year after the first arrests and with the trial still not out of the starting blocks, the Middelburg Regional Court found the case had been unreasonably delayed and struck the matter from the roll.

    21 November 2023 19:59
  • Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko appeared in the Middelburg Regional Court on 21 November 2023. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News

    Corruption case against Matshela Koko, 18 others struck off roll

    The matter relates to billions of rands worth of contracts for work at the Kusile power station that allegedly went to companies linked to Koko’s friends and family.

    21 November 2023 18:29
  • Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko and seven co-accused appeared before the Middleburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2022 for a case related to millions of rands worth of contracts for work at Kusile Power Station. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/ Eyewitness News

    Load shedding delays judgment in inquiry in case against Koko, co-accused

    The matter relates to billions of rands worth of contracts for work at Kusile power station that went to companies linked to Koko’s friends and family and is considered a seminal state capture case.

    21 November 2023 17:45
  • FILE: The case relates to millions of rands worth of contracts for work at Kusile Power Station that went to companies linked to Koko’s friends and family. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/ Eyewitness News

    Former Eskom boss Koko, co-accused to hear judgement on corruption case delay

    The return to court by the former Eskom boss and his co-accused who were arrested on fraud, corruption and money laundering charges in October 2022, will be to establish if there’s been an unreasonable delay in the case.

    21 November 2023 08:52
  • Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko and seven co-accused appeared before the Middleburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2022. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News

    Matshela Koko back in court for multi-billion rand Eskom corruption case

    The former acting CEO of Eskom was charged with 7 others for charges including fraud, corruption and money laundering relating to a multibillion-rand contract that Eskom entered into in 2015.

    23 March 2023 11:37
  • FILE: A screengrab of former Eskom executive Matshela Koko appearing at the state capture inquiry on 1 March 2021. Picture: SABC/YouTube

    Former Eskom CEO Koko accuses Zondo Commission of being biased against him

    In court papers filed this week, he insisted that he only ever acted in what he believed were the best interests of Eskom but that the commission ignored his affidavits and didn’t properly interrogate witnesses who implicated him.

    22 December 2022 07:30
  • Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko and seven co-accused appeared before the Middleburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2022 for a case related to millions of rands worth of contracts for work at Kusile Power Station. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/ Eyewitness News

    Eskom corruption in court: Big bail asks and fears that Koko might evade trial

    Foreign nationals from Germany and the UK are also implicated in Eskom corruption, alongside Matshela Koko and members of his family.

    28 October 2022 10:13
  • Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko and seven co-accused appeared before the Middleburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2022 for a case related to millions of rands worth of contracts for work at Kusile Power Station. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/ Eyewitness News

    Matshela Koko facing lengthy prison term if convicted, court hears

    Koko and his co-accused face charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering, among others, some of which could see them spending a long time behind bars.

    28 October 2022 07:31
  • Former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko appears in court along with 7 co-accused including family members on 27 October 2022.
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    Arrest of ex-Eskom boss Matshela Koko 'a day to rejoice in SA'

    Former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko and three family members made their first court appearance in connection with state capture together with five co-accused on Thursday.

    27 October 2022 19:05
  • Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko and seven co-accused appeared before the Middleburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2022 for a case related to millions of rands worth of contracts for work at Kusile Power Station. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/ Eyewitness News

    Court grants Matshela Koko R300,000 bail in Eskom corruption case

    Koko was arrested alongside seven others earlier on Thursday including his wife, Mosima Koko, and two stepdaughters, Koketso Aren and Thato Choma.

    27 October 2022 18:55
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    8 suspects linked to corruption at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station appear in court

    The specialist corruption-busting unit handcuffed the suspects in a series of raids in Mpumalanga and Gauteng on Thursday morning.

    27 October 2022 13:28
  • FILE: Eskom's Kusile power station. Picture: Facebook.

    8 people due in court for crimes at Eskom

    It's been reported that former acting CEO as Eskom, Matshela Koko, was among the eight people arrested.

    27 October 2022 10:09
  • FILE: A screengrab of former Eskom executive Matshela Koko appearing at the state capture inquiry on 1 March 2021. Picture: SABC/YouTube

    Zondo dismisses Eskom's application to cross-examine Koko

    Advocate Chris McConnachie was representing Eskom and he said Koko’s evidence would leave the power utility tainted unless they cross-examined him.

    28 May 2021 09:44
  • Matshela Koko to Judge Zondo: Your legal team is coaching witnesses

    Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko accused the state capture commission of coaching travel agency witnesses who said Salim Essa paid for his flights. #MatshelaKoko #ZondoCommission #StateCapture

    19 May 2021 21:27
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