At the height of Transnet corruption, a central figure played a critical role in helping the Guptas loot the state-owned ports and freight railway agency.
German IT giant T-Systems scored one of the biggest Gupta-linked State Capture contracts in South Africa, with links to both Transnet and Eskom. Despite glaring evidence available in the public domain, the findings of the Zondo Commission and a fresh criminal investigation in Germany, South Afr.
German prosecutors are investigating the South African arm of IT company T-systems, a subsidiary of Deutsch Telekom, for possible wrongdoing in its dealings with Transnet, according to weekend reports in German media.
In the second volume of Judge Raymond Zondo’s report on State Capture, more than 20 individuals are recommended for prosecution by the National Prosecuting Authority – doubling the NPA’s to-do list after the release of the first instalment.
The State Capture Inquiry recommends that a former Transnet board member who called the group's former CEO Maria Ramos a "crook" and "stupid" be probed for acting against the state-owned entity's best interests in a multi-billion rand IT deal.