Optimum coal mine
‘I had a throat infection’- Zwane defends using Gupta jet for Switzerland trip
Testifying before the Zondo Commission, Zwane on Tuesday defended his trip to Switzerland in December 2015.
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Mosebenzi Zwane tells Zondo Inquiry he had no influence on Optimum Mine sale
Zwane has on Tuesday told the state capture commission he did not put any pressure on Glencore to sell the mine to the Gupta-linked company.
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Daniels: Koko took special interest in settling penalties imposed on Optimum
Former Eskom company secretary Suzanne Daniels is testifying remotely at the state capture commission.
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Molefe denies being part of Eskom decision to pre-pay Optimum R1.68bn for coal
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said that he did not know about the letter that was written in his absence or the board decision to make a pre-payment.
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Molefe: I have no proof of Ramaphosa’s capture of Eskom
Brian Molefe, who has been speaking on the Tegeta and Glencore, has on Tuesday concluded his testimony at the state capture commission but is expected to return.
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Molefe defends Eskom decision to buy coal from Tegeta
Brian Molefe testified at the state capture inquiry about what led to Tegeta taking ownership of the Optimum coal mine (OCM) and that supplied coal to the Hendrina power station.
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Brian Molefe: A campaign was started to taint us as Gupta people
Former Eskom Group chief executive officer (CEO), Brian Molefe, returned to the state capture commission of inquiry on Tuesday to continue his testimony.
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Molefe to Zondo: 'I hope my Ramaphosa testimony won't be swept under the carpet'
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe is back at the state capture commission to continue his testimony.
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Zondo not buying Daniels didn’t have power to advise board on Tegeta prepayment
She was been testifying before the state capture commission on Friday on a R1.68 billion coal purchase prepayment.
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Daniels says Koko misled Zondo Inquiry over prepayment to Optimum Coal Mine
Suzanne Daniels said while Matshela Koko instructed her to draft a board resolution to prepay the Optimum Coal Mine R1.68 billion, he didn’t specifically say ‘issue a guarantee’ - yet it was eventually done.
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Ex-Eskom exec Pamensky: Jewish community kicked me out because of Tegeta saga
Mark Pamensky has concluded another sitting at the state capture commission where he denied that he advised the Guptas based on privileged Eskom information.
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Eskom board was misled in prepayment of R1.6bn to Optimum, Zondo hears
Former Eskom board member Venete Klein has told the state capture commission that she reasonably believed that the payment was for the Optimum Coal Mine under Glencore.
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Ex-Eskom exec Naidoo: I didn’t know R1.6bn prepayment was going to Tegeta
He told the state capture commission on Wednesday that he didn’t ask what the board proposal meant by "proposed owners".
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Presidency: Ramaphosa not aware of Hawks investigation into his conduct
The 'Mail and Guardian' newspaper reported on Friday morning that the Hawks were probing a case of fraud, theft and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act that was recently opened against the President.
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Zondo: Ex-Eskom CEO Molefe still expected to testify before commission
And he hopes he will give his version on the currently overwhelming perspective that shows how the state-owned enterprise was biased against the Optimum Coal Mine (OCM) and for Tegeta.
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Ben Ngubane: Glencore supplied Eskom rubbish coal
Dr Ben Ngubane testified at the state capture inquiry where he said that Glencore supplied the country's power utility with sub-par coal, leading to further problems at Eskom.
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Ngubane struggles to explain why Eskom prepaid R1.6bn for coal from Optimum
Ngubane has told the state capture commission that the pre-payment was intended to secure coal supply and lock prices from Optimum, which was going under, so that whoever bought it would be committed to that supply and prices.
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Daniels testimony: Koko told me to write letters on prepaying Tegeta R1.6bn
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.
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DA opens case against 3 Gupta firms relating to Eskom contracts
In the party’s sights are Tegeta, Optimum and Trillian following findings by the BBBEE Commission that they were awarded the Eskom contracts after misrepresenting their status or using fraudulent certificates.
