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.
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Testifying at the State Capture Commission on Thursday, former Transnet and Eskom CFO Anoj Singh questioned the authenticity of invoices revealed in the #GuptaLeaks that suggested the Gupta family paid for his frequent visits to Dubai.
Singh took multiple trips to Dubai in 2014 and 2015, only one of which he claimed related to his work at Transnet. In previous testimony, Singh denied claims that Gupta associate Salim Essa organised and paid for some of his travels or that he knew he shared flights with members of the Gupta family and their associates.
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Prasa was destroyed by greedy ANC politicians, Guptas - Montana tells Zondo Montana continued his testimony at the state capture commission on Friday. A screengrab of former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana appearing at the state capture inquiry on 16 April 2021. Picture: SABC/YouTube
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JOHANNESBURG - Former Prasa group chief executive Lucky Montana said he defied powerful African National Congress (ANC) politicians and the Guptas and refused to take unlawful instructions.
Montana continued his testimony at the state capture commission on Friday.
He said former board chair Popo Molefe, who made damning allegations about him, was the one who looted the rail agency and ran it to the ground.