It never happened, Gama says as he too is implicated in receiving bags of Gupta cash
Evidence leader Anton Myburgh read from an affidavit deposed by Witness 2 detailing how, on 13 June 2017, he allegedly collected a zipper bag from Salim Essa described by Myburgh as the “money-laundering lieutenant” of the Gupta family in a parking lot at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, at Gama’s instruction.
He then proceeded to collect Gama at the African Pride hotel and drove him to the home of one of his close friends in Bryanston.
According to Witness 2, Myburgh said, Gama opened the bag and asked him to help count the cash. It came to about R1-million.
News24 Wire The Hawks are investigating the shooting involving a witness who had testified at the Zondo Commission about former Transnet execs frequenting the Gupta s Saxonwold compound Transnet Chairman Popo Molefe is pictured at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Parktown, 09 May 2019. Picture: Refilwe Modise
Molefe’s warning was made in a press statement that was issued after it emerged that a Transnet employee, who escaped unharmed on Saturday when gunmen opened fire on him, had received death threats since the commencement of litigation against former Transnet executives accused of corruption.
“We have been aware of dirty tricks and a fight-back campaign by those involved in the looting of Transnet during the state capture era. This campaign escalated during the Transnet submissions to the Zondo commission, but has reached
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Transnet board chairman Popo Molefe has condemned the attempted murder of a state capture commission witness employed by Transnet.
The employee, known as Witness 1, was shot while traveling to a work meeting in Ekurhuleni.
The Hawks are investigating the shooting.
Transnet board chairperson Popo Molefe has warned those plotting in dark corners that we will not falter and that the war against corruption will continue.
Molefe s warning was made in a press statement that was issued after it emerged that a Transnet employee, who escaped unharmed on Saturday when gunmen opened fire on him, had received death threats since the commencement of litigation against former Transnet executives accused of corruption.