Former minister Malusi Gigaba is back at the state capture commission where he's giving evidence about his special advisor Siyabonga Mahlangu’s alleged involvement in the appointment of executives and board members at state-owned companies.
The State Capture Commission heard on Friday heard that Gama lost a court case in which he was challenging his dismissal and he was slapped with costs – but the board decided to reinstate him, back pay him, and pay his legal costs.
'Dorothy' says the first time she personally delivered a bag to then Minister Mahlobo and was told it contained R1.5 million. But on subsequent occasions she signed for the money and delivered it and counted it with Mahlobo.
Businessperson Kevin Wakeford was a turnaround advisor for then Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Suspended ANC KwaZulu-Natal deputy chairperson Mike Mabuyakhulu appeared before the State Capture Commission of Inquiry after corruption allegations were made against him. Forensic auditor Trevor White previously testified at the commission that Mabuyakhulu accepted a R1 million donation linked to a corrupt government contract.
Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama said he could not say whether it was true that Trillian was paid for doing nothing because he did not have any knowledge of the work of treasury at Transnet.
A few members of civil society picketed outside State Capture Commission of Inquiry on 28 April when Cyril Ramaphosa gave evidence in his capacity as ANC president and former deputy president.
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Anoj Singh also denies that he had corrupt relationships with Gupta associate Salim Essa's companies Regiments and Trillian and gave them confidential information.
While its understood several laptops were stolen from the commission's Parktown offices, an investigation into the overnight burglary was still under way.
Former Eskom finance chief, Anoj Singh, He had a hard time responding to questions from the commission’s evidence leader and chairperson.
Former Eskom chief financial officer, Anoj Singh, was asked why the deals with McKinsey were not in line with a Treasury directive.
The former partner at Bain Capital was responding to Tom Moyane's affidavit in which he said that he never met Atholl Williams but believed that he was on a mission to implicate his former employer in alleged wrongdoing.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo announced that he had set aside four days in April for President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear at the state capture commission. The Presidency confirmed Ramaphosa would give evidence in his capacity as President and former Deputy President of South Africa and as President and former Deputy President of the ANC.
Minister Lynne Brown on Friday told the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture that she believed the sale of Optimum Coal Mine mine by Glencore to Gupta-owned Tegeta was a direct transaction.
Singh made the allegations on Friday when he appeared before the State Capture Commission where he gave evidence about his time at Transnet as CFO and his relationship with the Guptas and close associate Salim Essa.
Advocate Anton Myburgh asked former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama if he knew that he was negotiating his settlement with people who were told by incoming Minister Malusi Gigaba to give him what he wanted.
Siyabonga Gama said he didn’t know that former Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan had fallen out of favour with former President Jacob Zuma because she had told him that Gama couldn’t be appointed while he was facing disciplinary action.
