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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. ....
Mosebenzi Zwane has long struggled with a throat condition. It’s affected his work as a politician, with audiences often complaining about their ability to hear the former minister. His throat particularly suffers in the cold and Zwane told the State Capture Commission that it was this condition that led him to take trips on the Gupta family’s private jet. “There’s no trip pertaining to me that was paid by the Guptas or that I went to the Guptas and asked them to pay for me when I was a leader in any department. I’ve actually never asked anybody for a favour,” Zwane told Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo during his fourth appearance at the commission on Tuesday afternoon, 27 April. ....
Ramaphosa to respond to Glencore claims after Brian Molefe's state capture testimony iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe no doubt did some digging to prove that President Cyril Ramaphosa was a non-executive director of Optimum Coal Mine. He returned to the State Capture Commission on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. When he appeared the day before, evidence leader advocate Pule Seleka, former Glencore CEO Clinton Ephron denied Ramaphosa was the chairperson of Optimum. “Last night I was able to print a sens announcement from Optimum, which is JSE announcements when listed companies make changes and it lists Mr Ramaphosa as being a non-executive director of the company, Optimum,” Molefe said to the commission. He went on to tell the commission that several other publications went on to report on the announcement. Molefe took issue with the fact that Ephron’s statement was not made under oath, which meant the commission could not particularly pursue it. ....