Ben Ngubane

Zondo commission: Eskom’s Gupta contracts under the spotlight

Article Sarah Smit - 26 Feb 2019

General manager for Eskom’s primary energy division Dan Mashigo will take the stand on Tuesday

Who’s who in Parly’s report on the Eskom inquiry?

Article Khulekani Magubane - 29 Nov 2018

Parliament's portfolio committee on public enterprises adopted its final report into allegations of state capture at Eskom and Transnet on Wednesday

Parly committee recommends Eskom, Transnet executives testify before Zondo commission

Article Khulekani Magubane - 28 Nov 2018

The report was well over a year in the making and is chiefly based on the evidence presented during the committee's inquiry last year

Masango quits hours after Eskom suspension

Article Gemma Ritchie - 17 Nov 2018

Abram Masango has resigned hours after Eskom suspended him

Former Eskom chair Ben Ngubane wanted critical media blacklisted

Article Mashadi Kekana - 31 Jul 2018

Former Eskom chairperson Ben Ngubane tried to blacklist newspapers that published articles critical of the power utility

Ngubane sheds light on Molefe’s pension payout

Article Lameez Omarjee - 7 Mar 2018

Eskom delayed suspending Matshela Koko in March 2017 to avoid litigation, the Eskom inquiry heard.

Criminal charges laid against Molefe over pension payout fiasco

Article Alex Mitchley - 6 Feb 2018

In January 2018, a full bench of judges found that Molefe’s declaration that he had not resigned from the power utility was false.

Molefe’s boss: How Brian got his R30-million payday

Article Gemma Ritchie - 21 Nov 2017

In her testimony at the inquest into Eskom, board member Venete Klein detailed why Molefe was hired and how he almost walked away with R30-million

Ombud dismisses ‘offensive’ Molefe cartoon complaint

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Jul 2017

"Though the cartoon may offend, and has offended at least one complainant, Retief found, it neither mocks Christ nor puts him in a bad light."

Parly probe into Eskom to put spotlight on Molefe, maladministration

Article Liesl Peyper - 21 Jun 2017

The portfolio committee on public enterprises on Wednesday adopted the terms of reference of the inquiry

Let’s up our political expectations

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 15 Jun 2017

"We need people in public power who are ethically minded and technically competent"

Lights out: Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane resigns with immediate effect

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jun 2017

Ngubane under a cloud since former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released her 'State of Capture' report

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