Eskom’s payout to the transnational consulting company McKinsey and Co and its BEE partner, Gupta-linked company Trillian Management Consulting (TMC), as well as the involvement of Eskom’s former group CEO, Matshela Koko, were at the centre of proceedings at the State Capture Commission on Tuesday.
Koko was making his sixth appearance before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, this time to testify after former Trillian financial advisory CEO Mosilo Mothepu implicated him as the lead negotiator in the awarding of an Eskom contract to TMC and McKinsey. Koko denied all claims linking him to the settlement agreement signed apparently as compensation for the termination of their consulting contract.
Trillian whistleblower Bianca Goodson: The truth comes at a price
“I admire your single-minded courage to speak up for the truth and the law, even when this was clearly at considerable cost to you and your family,” wrote Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to former Trillian Management Consulting CEO, Bianca Goodson. After speaking out against corruption, Goodson had her entire life turned upside down. From battles with her mental health and personal security to issues in obtaining employment, the former Trillian CEO told the BizNews Power Hour about the other side of the whistleblower coin. – Jarryd Neves
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Gupta-linked firm wanted Bianca Goodson to be responsible for R300m overdraft facility
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Johannesburg - The former chief executive of Gupta-linked Trillian Management Consulting feared having to take responsibility for a R300 million Bank of Baroda overdraft facility for generations.
Bianca Goodson told the commission of inquiry into state capture on Thursday that investment management firm Integrated Capital Management director Clive Angel, who recruited her to be Trillian Management Consulting chief executive, wanted her to sign a Bank of Baroda overdraft facility the day before she resigned with immediate effect.
She said on March 18, 2016, Angel instructed her to sign some letters and send them back to another Integrated Capital Management director Mark Chipkin.
TENDER ON A PLATTER!
Comments Former Trillian Management Consulting CEO Bianca Goodson testifying at the commission. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake.
FORMER co-operative governance minister Des van Rooyen helped a Gupta-linked company get tenders with his department.
Former Trillian Management Consulting CEO Bianca Goodson told the Commission yesterday the company received a tender it had not asked for from the department in March 2016.
She said it was sent to her by Van Rooyen’s adviser Mohamed Bobat, who worked for Trillian before joining his team when he was appointed finance minister in 2015.
Goodson said at the time Trillian had no staff members or history as it was only eight days old. She said she’d get timeline expectations and budget information from Bobat to ensure the company proposals were received favourably.
Trillian s lifespan only envisaged for dispensation under Jacob Zuma – Bianca Goodson Siviwe Feketha > By Siviwe Feketha - 04 March 2021 - 14:43
Gupta-linked Trillian Management Consultancy (TMC) had no apparent long-term plans of business operation beyond the tenure of former president Jacob Zuma.
This is according to former TMC CEO and whistleblower Bianca Goodson, who testified before the Zondo commission on the dodgy dealings of the company on Thursday.
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