State capture
Gigaba's ex-advisor denies using Zuma name to expedite Gama Transnet settlement
Siyabonga Mahlangu has told the state capture commission that he was not involved in the decision to reinstate Siybonga Gama as CEO of Trasnet.
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Gigaba’s former advisor set to take stand at Zondo commission
Siyabonga Mahlangu played a key role in relaying messages allegedly from the then public enterprises minister and former President Jacob Zuma to officials of SOE to work with the Guptas or their associates.
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Angelo Agrizzi resuscitated in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest – lawyer
Agrizzi, who is due to go on trial for corruption, was rushed to hospital following a decision by the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court to deny him bail last week.
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Transnet's Laher tells of insubordination fears if he questioned Anoj Singh
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.
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Zondo commission hears more Transnet-related evidence
Transnet finance executive Yousuf Laher on Wednesday Laher took the stand at the commission to mainly respond after he was implicated by former electrical engineer Francis Callard.
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Gupta associate Salim Essa had knowledge of contracts at Transnet, inquiry told
Transnet’s Diedre Strydom and former managing director of rail at Hatch, Henk Bester, said the pair wielded a lot of power and were not shy to use it.
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Hatch project director Bester details how ‘aggressive’ talks with Transnet were
The commission has been hearing damning testimony this week about what happened at Transnet.
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Transnet’s Singh forced Hatch Global to sign MOU, Zondo inquiry hears
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.
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Angelo Agrizzi's medical situation deteriorating, says lawyer
Daniel Witz said that his client was in a serious condition, saying that doctors worked all night to stabilise him at the health facility after he was moved on Monday.
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‘Number one’ implicated at Zondo commission in Transnet contract, but who is it?
Henk Bester said Nailan Padayachee and Dave Reddy were demanding to be included in the supplier development component of the project that had been launched by then-President Jacob Zuma.
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ANC FS members call for Magashule to account for corruption allegations
They protested outside Luthuli House on Monday calling on the party to take action against officials implicated in corruption.
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Beneficiaries of failed FS projects want those implicated in corruption charged
They joined a protest by dozens of ANC Free State members outside Luthuli House in Joburg on Monday, where they handed over a memorandum of demands to ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe.
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Ex-Transnet board chair Mkhwanazi willing to pay back the money
Mafika Mkhwanazi concluded his testimony at the commission on Monday largely agreeing that decisions the board made were irrational.
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Mkhwanazi: I didn’t know how much Gama’s settlement would cost Transnet
Former Transnet board chair Mafika Mkhwanazi on Monday said that when he negotiated and agreed to pay Siyabonga Gama's settlement, he didn't know how much it would cost Transnet.
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FS ANC members want action against those implicated in Estina, asbestos projects
They protested outside the ANC’s headquarters at Luthuli House in Joburg and handed over a memorandum of demands to the national working committee (NWC).
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ANALYSIS: Why an amnesty for grand corruption in SA is a bad idea
The first of a series of fatal flaws in the idea is about where to draw the line.
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Mkwanazi: Irregular expenditure at Transnet was common during my tenure
The state capture commission is hearing how on one occasion a contract for R960 million ballooned to R1.8 billion and board approval for the escalation was applied for afterwards.
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State capture: Ex-Transnet chair to explain why Gama was reappointed
Earlier evidence before the commission showed that he said in a board meeting that he didn’t know why the state-owned enterprise was paying Gama’s legal costs after the former CEO lost his unfair dismissal hearing.
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Zondo Inquiry hears why Gama challenged his Transnet disciplinary process
Bowman Gilfillan director Christopher Todd said former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama challenged the process in court because he believed it was a conspiracy.
