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Matshela Koko tries to dismantle the Koko hunt and links Suzanne Daniels to Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa 13 May 2021 - 22:55 Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko insists that his former colleague Suzanne Daniels is targeting him to hide her own close proximity to Gupta associate Salim Essa. File photo. Image: Antonio Muchave
Former Eskom boss Matshela Koko’s spirited crusade to dismantle what he calls “the Koko hunt” moved up a gear on Thursday evening.
Koko presented new evidence which he believes “proves” that his nemesis, former Eskom head of legal and compliance and company secretary Suzanne Daniels, was in fact an “associate” of Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa.
05 May 2021 - 09:40 Matshela Koko testified again at the Zondo commission this week. His story does not add up, according to the chairperson, judge Raymond Zondo. File photo. Image: Antonio Muchave
Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko returned to the state capture inquiry on Tuesday, where he was grilled about his relationship with Gupta associate Salim Essa and alleged looting at the power utility during his tenure.
He denied being the kingpin behind the awarding of the Eskom contract to TMC and management consulting firm McKinsey and dismissed claims he was central to the settlement agreement.
Here are five telling quotes from his testimony:
Former Eskom boss determined to deal with ‘the Koko hunt’, goes for Suzanne Daniels 05 May 2021 - 11:08
If “ke le batla (I want to deal with you) one by one” was a person, it would be former Eskom boss Matshela Koko.
In his mission to tackle “those who are part of the Koko hunt”, on Tuesday he placed former Eskom legal and compliance and company secretary Suzanne Daniels (https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2021-03-24-zondo-not-convinced-by-whistle-blowers-testimony-on-eskoms-optimum-coal-penalties/) at the crime scene.
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WATCH LIVE | Matshela Koko due back at state capture hearings 04 May 2021 - 10:00 By TimesLIVE
The commission of inquiry into state capture will hear evidence from former Eskom acting group CEO Matshela Koko.
In his previous appearance at the Zondo commission, Koko insisted that he had no idea that he was sharing Eskom internal information with Gupta associate Salim Essa when he sent documents to an info-portal e-mail address that belonged to the businessman.
Among the documents that Koko sent to the e-mail address belonging to Essa was information on the R1.68bn loan guarantee that Eskom advanced for Gupta-owned Tegeta to acquire Optimum Coal Mine.