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Martins: Guptas wanted Prasa tender despite not submitting proposal
Ben Martins said he was never under any pressure to award the Gupta family tenders during his short stint as Transport Minister.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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State capture inquiry: Martins reveals details of Gupta meetings
The deputy minister is testifying before the state capture inquiry in Parliament.
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[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.
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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.
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Ben Martins to appear before Parly committee over state capture claims
Martins was subpoenaed by the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises last month.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
