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A screengrab of former Transport Minister Ben Martins testifying at the state capture commission of inquiry on 2 July 2019.

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Martins: Guptas wanted Prasa tender despite not submitting proposal

By Bonga Dlulane

Ben Martins said he was never under any pressure to award the Gupta family tenders during his short stint as Transport Minister.

  • A screengrab of former Transport Minister Ben Martins testifying at the state capture commission of inquiry on 2 July 2019.

    Martins: I read about Gupta Waterkloof landing in newspapers

    Former Transport Minister Ben Martins was testifying at the state capture commission of inquiry about the controversial landing, in which guests for the Gupta family wedding touched down at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.

    1143 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Picture: AFP

    Zondo commission set to resume in January

    The Zondo commission of inquiry is set to resume this month and it will now also have evidence from Parliament’s Eskom inquiry report to probe further.

    1324 days ago
  • A screengrab of Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Ben Martins appears before the the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises over allegations of state capture on 31 January 2018.

    Martins: I had nothing to do with Gupta family landing at Waterkloof

    Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins outlined in Parliament several of his engagements with the Gupta family, mostly during his time as Transport Minister.

    1659 days ago
  • Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins addressing Parliamentarians during an inquiry into state capture at Eskom.

    Ben Martins denies calling Eskom inquiry 'Kangaroo court'

    Minister Martins has conceded at the Eskom inquiry that he called at least two meetings at which Tony Gupta and former Prasa chief executive Lucky Montana were present.

    1659 days ago
  • Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins addressing Parliamentarians during an inquiry into state capture at Eskom.

    Tony Gupta is not my friend - Ben Martins

    The Public Enterprises Deputy Minister says one meeting with Tony Gupta at his ministerial house was to discuss a tender that had already closed.

    1660 days ago
  • A screengrab of Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Ben Martins appears before the the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises over allegations of state capture on 31 January 2018.

    State capture inquiry: Martins reveals details of Gupta meetings

    The deputy minister is testifying before the state capture inquiry in Parliament.

    1660 days ago
  • A screengrab of deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Ben Martins appears before the the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises over allegations of state capture on 31 January 2018.

    [WATCH LIVE] Ben Martins appears before MPs over state capture claims

    Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Ben Martins appears before the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises over allegations of state capture.

    1660 days ago
  • FILE: Ajay Gupta. Credit: YouTube

    Parly committee probing state capture to call Guptas to testify in March

    Committee chairperson, Zukiswa Rantho, says that inviting the Gupta brothers implicated in the matter was always part of the committee's plans.

    1662 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins. Picture: GCIS

    Ben Martins to appear before Parly committee over state capture claims

    Martins was subpoenaed by the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises last month.

    1665 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins. Picture: GCIS

    A day of surprises in Eskom inquiry

    On receiving news that Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins was not going to show up, MPs agreed to issue a subpoena to force him to answer their questions.

    1715 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Ben Martins. Picture: EWN.

    State capture inquiry: MPs subpoena Ben Martins

    Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins has been sharply criticised by parliamentarians for refusing to testify in their inquiry on state capture.

    1716 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins. Picture: GCIS

    Martins says there are procedural flaws in handling of Eskom inquiry

    In a statement released days after he was named by a witness as having attended a meeting with one of the Gupta brothers, Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins is hitting back.

    1738 days ago
  • FILE: Former Prasa group CEO Lucky Montana. Picture: EWN

    Lucky Montana counters Minister Martins' claims about Gupta meeting

    Former Prasa CEO Montana took to Twitter to challenge deputy Minister Ben Martin's recollection of another meeting with one of the infamous Gupta brothers.

    1742 days ago
  • Suzanne Daniels. Picture: Facebook

    Eskom's Suzanne Daniels to remain on suspension until CCMA case starts

    Daniels' jaw-dropping testimony offers some insight into the shenanigans at Eskom and the Gupta family’s alleged influence.

    1742 days ago
  • Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins. Picture: GCIS

    Martins admits to meeting Guptas, denies attending meeting over Molefe

    The power utility's suspended head of legal, Suzanne Daniels, alleges Ben Martins was present at a meeting with Ajay Gupta and Duduzane Zuma in Melrose Arch this year.

    1743 days ago
  • Suzanne Daniels. Picture: Facebook

    Daniels: I didn't lie to Parliament about meeting with Ajay Gupta

    Eskom's suspended legal head Suzanne Daniels says she attended a meeting last year with Ajay Gupta, Duduzane Zuma and Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins.

    1743 days ago
  • Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins. Picture: GCIS

    Martins: Daniels fabricated story about Gupta coffee meeting

    Daniels on Wednesday told Parliament's Public Enterprises portfolio committee that she met with Martins, President Jacob Zuma's son Duduzane and Gupta in July this year.

    1743 days ago
  • FILE: Ben Martins is sworn in as deputy Minister of Public Enterprises in Pretoria on 31 March 2017. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    Ben Martins denies state capture claims

    Eskom's suspended head of legal, Suzanne Daniels, told Parliament's Public Enterprises portfolio commitee that she attended a meeting with Martins, Ajay Gupta, Duduzane Zuma and businessman Salim Essa.

    1743 days ago
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