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Matshela Koko

Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies
Politics
/ 21 January 2025

Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies

Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition

By Lunga Mzangwe
Batohi asks judiciary to assign state capture cases wisely
Politics
/ 12 November 2024

Batohi asks judiciary to assign state capture cases wisely

It was crucial that trial judges had the necessary skills and experience to hear complex corruption cases, she said

By Emsie Ferreira
Batohi questions magistrate’s decision to strike Koko case off the roll
National
/ 24 April 2024

Batohi questions magistrate’s decision to strike Koko case off the roll

The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was learning from its setbacks

By Emsie Ferreira
Experts warn new Eskom boss Dan Marokane to be wary of political interference
National
/ 20 February 2024

Experts warn new Eskom boss Dan Marokane to be wary of political interference

Political interference has been cited as the reason for the departure of former executives and board members at the power utility

By Mandisa Nyathi
Renewable energy is incapable of solving energy crisis, says Koko
The Green Guardian
/ 15 February 2024

Renewable energy is incapable of solving energy crisis, says Koko

The former Eskom chief executive believes the answer lies in nuclear power

By Mandisa Nyathi
The Arms Deal, a gateway to state capture
Politics
/ 28 December 2023

The Arms Deal, a gateway to state capture

The players in the weapons scandal involving bribes of about $300 million escaped justice

By Emsie Ferreira
Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance
Politics
/ 24 November 2023

Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance

The National Prosecuting Authority has failed in another state capture case considered only the foothills of the mountain it must climb

By Emsie Ferreira
Case against Koko and Eskom co-accused removed from roll
National
/ 21 November 2023

Case against Koko and Eskom co-accused removed from roll

The state capture case has suffered long delays, prompting a successful application by the defendants to have it thrown out of court

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo commission punished with costs order in Salim Essa case
National
/ 21 August 2023

Zondo commission punished with costs order in Salim Essa case

The order raises questions as to who directs the defence of challenges to the work of commissions of inquiry

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom, SAA probes for parliament?
National
/ 20 March 2023

Eskom, SAA probes for parliament?

MPs must find a way to handle André de Ruyter’s allegations and a protected disclosure accusing Pravin Gordhan of wrongdoing in the SAA sale

By Emsie Ferreira
A grid collapse or blackout would be catastrophic, says Andre de Ruyter in court papers
National
/ 27 February 2023

A grid collapse or blackout would be catastrophic, says Andre de Ruyter in court papers

The maligned former Eskom CEO challenged the notion that it was foolish to shut ageing power stations and focus on procuring more renewable capacity

By Emsie Ferreira
Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa: The people who killed Eskom over 25 years
National
/ 20 January 2023

Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa: The people who killed Eskom over 25 years

In 1997, the warning bells were ringing that South Africa faced a dark future because Eskom would run out of capacity to supply a growing populace and an expanding economy

By Emsie Ferreira, Paddy Harper and Athandiwe Saba
ABB to pay R2.5bn in punitive reparations to SA for corrupt Eskom deal
Business
/ 2 December 2022

ABB to pay R2.5bn in punitive reparations to SA for corrupt Eskom deal

The money will be used to improve South Africa’s ability to fight serious corruption

By Sarah Smit
Koko, wife and stepdaughters arrested over Kusile power station contract
National
/ 27 October 2022

Koko, wife and stepdaughters arrested over Kusile power station contract

The three face charges of fraud and corruption stemming from a crooked deal with Swiss engineering firm Asea Brown Boveri

By Emsie Ferreira
R3.8-billion Eskom lawsuit against Matshela Koko, Brian Molefe stalls
National
/ 19 October 2022

R3.8-billion Eskom lawsuit against Matshela Koko, Brian Molefe stalls

The former executives are being pursued for the purchase of Optimum coal mine by Gupta-owned Tegeta

By Khaya Koko
Four arrested for corruption in Eskom deal on Kusile power station
National
/ 12 July 2022

Four arrested for corruption in Eskom deal on Kusile power station

The suspects are two men who worked for Swiss engineering firm ABB and allegedly ensured lucrative deals were handed to a company in which former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko’s stepdaughter held a stake

By Emsie Ferreira
R57-billion: How the Guptas played Monopoly with state money
National
/ 23 June 2022

R57-billion: How the Guptas played Monopoly with state money

The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities

By Sarah Smit
Brian Molefe calls for investigation of Glencore’s South African operations
Politics
/ 1 June 2022

Brian Molefe calls for investigation of Glencore’s South African operations

Former Eskom chief executive says Zondo Commission was ‘very sympathetic’ towards Glencore’s relationship with Ramaphosa

By Paddy Harper
‘Rampant corruption’ linked to McKinsey-Trillian transactions, says Zondo
Business
/ 29 April 2022

‘Rampant corruption’ linked to McKinsey-Trillian transactions, says Zondo

Recommendations by the Zondo commission include investigation and possible criminal prosecution for Brian Molefe, Matshela Koko and Anoj Singh

By Sarah Smit
High court to hear preservation application against Optimum in March
National
/ 10 December 2021

High court to hear preservation application against Optimum in March

The Investigating Directorate has filed an application worth R2-billion that could see the mine, the shares Tegeta holds plus debt intended to be converted into a majority stake in the mine

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom kept paying because Trillian kept working, Zondo commission hears
National
/ 22 June 2021

Eskom kept paying because Trillian kept working, Zondo commission hears

Former senior executive Prish Govender tried to justify why payments to McKinsey and the Gupta-linked consulting firm continued in the absence of a contract

By Emsie Ferreira
Koko maintains the Zondo commission is trying to frame him
National
/ 29 March 2021

Koko maintains the Zondo commission is trying to frame him

Faced with stark evidence, former CEO says evidence leaders are trying to twists facts and intimidate him

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa will be questioned on Eskom, Zondo assures Koko
National
/ 29 March 2021

Ramaphosa will be questioned on Eskom, Zondo assures Koko

The power utility’s former chief executive prefaced his testimony by asking if the president would have to answer to claims that he meddled in Eskom

By Emsie Ferreira
Koko maintains he had no idea he was exchanging emails with a man likely to be Salim Essa
National
/ 1 March 2021

Koko maintains he had no idea he was exchanging emails with a man likely to be Salim Essa

On his fourth appearance before the commission, the former Eskom CEO maintains he was tricked into sharing company information with a third party

By Emsie Ferreira
Khaya Sithole: Can Zondo deliver the goods in time?
Opinion
/ 11 February 2021

Khaya Sithole: Can Zondo deliver the goods in time?

The state capture commission has cast its net too wide, given the short time left to finish its work

By Khaya Sithole
Naidoo pushes limits of plausible deniability on Eskom board’s knowledge of Tegeta
National
/ 11 February 2021

Naidoo pushes limits of plausible deniability on Eskom board’s knowledge of Tegeta

As former Eskom board member Pat Naidoo claims ignorance of Tegeta deal, Zondo counters that the evidence was staring him in the face

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom
National
/ 13 January 2021

Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom

As the testimony about how Eskom was captured is heard, former high ranking officials feign shock and can’t explain how multimillion-rand contracts were paid before a single deliverable was met

By Emma Balfour
Koko claims bias before Zondo commission
National
/ 4 December 2020

Koko claims bias before Zondo commission

In a lawyer’s letter, the former Eskom chief executive says the commission is not being fair to him

By Emma Balfour
Eskom and treasury fight needs urgent attention
Business
/ 3 September 2020

Eskom and treasury fight needs urgent attention

Early signs of instability are creeping into struggling power utility as forces fighting for space in the parastatal take battle to the very top at Megawatt Park

By Sabelo Skiti
Hadebe resigns from Eskom citing ill health
Article
/ 25 May 2019

Hadebe resigns from Eskom citing ill health

Phakamani Hadebe is the latest in a series of leaders for the embattled utility, and will bow out at the end of July

By Lynley Donnelly
Eskom wants its Trillian millions back
Article
/ 15 March 2019

Eskom wants its Trillian millions back

Trillian’s stance is that Eskom’s case for corruption against the firm is ‘flimsy at best’

By Sarah Smit
Koko slams graft allegations, says his track record speaks for itself
Article
/ 12 March 2019

Koko slams graft allegations, says his track record speaks for itself

As testimony implicating him in wrongdoing mounts, the former acting Eskom CEO has acted to distance himself

By Khulekani Magubane
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