Matshela Koko, Eskom’s former group CEO, told the Zondo Commission on Wednesday that Johann Bester, Eskom’s GM for fuel sourcing, resigned from the power utility because he didn’t want to explain what happened during contract negotiations with Optimum Coal Mine.
Around 2014 Bester told Koko about Optimum’s “hardships” and that the coal mine wanted to increase the price it charged Eskom for coal, from R154 per tonne to R255 per tonne, said Koko. He told the commission that the board gave its approval for negotiations to start and said the team should negotiate for between R196 and R296 per tonne.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's ruling ANC should have done more to fight graft during Jacob Zuma's term. He was testifying as part of a probe on how the Gupta family was able to engage in "state capture."
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