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FILE: Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni. Picture: Eyewitness News.

Zola tsotsi

Myeni to Zondo: Tsotsi wanted to use me as a scapegoat as he faced corruption

By Nthakoana Ngatane

Dudu Myeni said she helped Zola Tsotsi with advice on how to appoint a legal advisor and to set up a meeting with former President Jacob Zuma.

  • A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 8 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube

    WATCH LIVE: Zola Tsotsi returns to Zondo Inquiry

    Former Eskom board chairperson Zola Tsotsi returns to the state capture inquiry as the commission switches focus to corruption allegations at the power utility.

    528 days ago
  • FILE: A screengrab of former Eskom head of generation Matshela Koko appearing at the state capture inquiry on 11 December 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube

    ‘Zola Tsotsi wanted to get rid of me’, Koko tells Zondo Commission

    Matshela Koko was back at the state capture commission of inquiry on Friday where he again testified about the suspension of executives, including him.

    604 days ago
  • A screengrab of former Eskom board member, Zethembe Khoza, testifying at the state capture commission on 9 December 2020. Picture: SABC Digital News/YouTube

    Ex-Eskom board member thought Zuma wanted execs suspended, Zondo Inquiry told

    Former Eskom board member Zethembe Khoza on Wednesday told the state capture commission that former board chair Zola Tsotsi only mentioned that the instructions came from Zuma, but never said they originated from Dudu Myeni.

    607 days ago
  • A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube

    Tsotsi antagonised Eskom board, Ngubane tells Zondo

    Former Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane said that his predecessor Zola Tsotsi had faced serious allegations, including meddling in operations and misrepresenting information.

    663 days ago
  • A screengrab of former Cabinet minister and former Free State housing MEC Mosebenzi Zwane Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 13 October 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube

    Ngubane explains Essa email involvement in Zola Tsotsi's removal at Eskom

    Advocate Pule Seleka asked ben Ngubane if he was communicating with Essa about Tsotsi's removal through an email called 'businessman'.

    664 days ago
  • A screengrab of former Cabinet minister and former Free State housing MEC Mosebenzi Zwane Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 13 October 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube

    Eskom board members did not have confidence in Zola Tsotsi, inquiry told

    Former Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane appeared on Tuesday at the state capture commission for the second time to testify about the contentious events of 2015 that led to the suspension of executives and Tsotsi’s resignation.

    664 days ago
  • A screengrab shows former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linell testifying via video link at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube

    Former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linell testifies at Zondo Commission

    Nicholas Linell deposed an affidavit saying that former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni called him to a meeting with former President Jacob Zuma to discuss Eskom.

    672 days ago
  • FILE: Former Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane. Picture: Eyewitness News

    Ngubane: Tsotsi told Eskom board Koko was caught on camera in ‘sexual escapade’

    Ben Ngubane has told the State Capture Commission of Inquiry that his predecessor had told the board that Matshela Koko had been caught on camera on a 'sexual escapade' with a fellow Eskom employee, and the former CEO Tshediso Matona did not investigate the matter.

    696 days ago
  • FILE: A screengrab of former Eskom board chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane appearing at the state capture inquiry on 11 September 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube

    Ngubane 'disgusted' by Tsotsi’s take that they served on a Gupta board

    Former Eskom board chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane was among board members that voted Zola Tsotsi out in 2015 after an inquiry was set up and executives suspended.

    696 days ago
  • A screengrab of former Eskom board member Venete Klein.

    I refused to sign approval for Gupta TNA breakfasts, Venete Klein tells Zondo

    Klein was at the state capture commission on Thursday following Tsotsi’s testimony over the past two days.

    697 days ago
  • A screengrab of former Eskom board member Venete Klein appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johanneburg on 10 September 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube

    Venete Klein offended by Zola Tsotsi calling her a 'Gupta board member'

    Venete Klein was among members that expressed no-confidence in Tsotsi before he was suspended and she said that it was frustrating working with him because he didn’t respond to emails and requests for engagement.

    697 days ago
  • A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube

    Eskom board resolved to protect Zuma, Brown over exec suspensions - Tsotsi

    A barely audible recording played before the state capture commission has reminded former board chair Zola Tsotsi that one of the board members said: 'We must protect our leaders'.

    697 days ago
  • Tsotsi: Guptas wanted people in Eskom to serve their interests

    Former Eskom chairperson Zola Tsotsi appeared in front of the state capture commission of inquiry. Tsotsi describes how he came to the conclusion that the Guptas had captured Eskom.

    697 days ago
  • A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube

    Tony Gupta had access to Eskom board WhatsApp discussions, Zondo Inquiry told

    Former Eskom board chairperson ZolaTsotsi said that he believed it was another tactic to show him that he has people inside.

    698 days ago
  • A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 8 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube

    WATCH LIVE: Tsotsi continues with testimony on Eskom at Zondo Inquiry

    Former Eskom board chairperson Zola Tsotsi continues with his testimony at the state capture inquiry.

    698 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Chief Justice Zondo during the first public hearing on state capture allegations in Johannesburg on 20 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Zondo left puzzled by Eskom board allowing Myeni to make decisions

    Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo still doesn't understand why former Eskom board chair Zola Tsotsi didn't object to the role that Dudu Myeni played in a state-owned entity which he was expected to lead.

    698 days ago
  • Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni testifying in her delinquency case at the High Court in Pretoria on 20 February 2020. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News.

    Zondo told of idea hatched by Myeni at Zuma's home, to suspend Eskom execs

    The commission asked former CEO Tshediso Matona about the meeting that consultant Nicholas Linell has disposed of an affidavit about Linell's affidavit which said he was given the task of drafting the board resolution for Tsotsi.

    699 days ago
  • A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 8 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube

    Tsotsi says Guptas threatened him with ‘Baba’ Zuma to try get their way at Eskom

    Former Eskom board chairperson Zola Tsotsi appeared at the state capture commission on Tuesday, where he said he met the Guptas three times at either Saxonwold or Sahara, at their behest.

    699 days ago
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