Gigaba did not make my career, Gama tells Zondo Inquiry Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama said he had always wanted to work for SOEs because he was tired of the economy remaining in the hands of the elite few. FILE: A screengrab of former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama giving evidence at the state capture inquiry on 11 March 2021. Picture: SABC/YouTube
26 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama said that his career at Transnet was made before Malusi Gigaba’s tenure and that it was not true that Gigaba made him.
He said that he had always wanted to work for SOEs because he was tired of the economy remaining in the hands of the elite few.
Gama didn t know he had Zuma s support for Transnet top job, Zondo Inquiry hears 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. A screengrab of former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama giving evidence at the state capture inquiry on 11 March 2021. Picture: SABC/YouTube
39 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama said that his misconduct charges came because he had applied for that job.
Gama has told the state capture commission that he wanted to take a package and leave the freight rail agency to what he called “its shenanigans”.
Gama says he didn t know Gigaba was involved with his reinstatement 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. FILE: A screengrab of former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama giving evidence at the state capture inquiry on 11 March 2021. Picture: SABC/YouTube
27 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama said that he was not aware that board chair Mafika Mkhwnazi and head of legal, Siyabulela Mapoma, were under pressure from Malusi Gigaba to pay him R17 million in legal costs and reinstate him.
Ex-Trillian CEO Goodson queried agreement for R10bn Eskom contract, Zondo hears Bianca Goodson said that when she was recruited to join that company, she was told that she didn’t need to worry about selling because the company had already secured business from Eskom. Former Trillian CEO Bianca Goodson at the state capture commission on 4 March 2021. Picture: YouTube screengrab/SABC.
43 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - Former Trillian Management Consulting CEO, Bianca Goodson, said that she queried a three-page agreement that was expected to govern a R10 billion contract that the company had with McKinsey to provide services to Eskom.
Goodson testified at the state capture commission about her tenure that lasted less than three months.