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Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images)

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

Former acting Eskom CEO Matshela Koko. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

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

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

(Paul Botes/M&G)

Government’s efforts to retrieve R287m from Gupta mine stalls again

Court sets aside appointment of Shiva Uranium, further prolonging four-year legal wrangle

(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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…

The South African Police Service on Wednesday was unable to tell parliament’s portfolio committee on police exactly how many of its officers were not competent to carry firearms. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Gupta-linked R307m ‘fraudster’ disputes he was running away after arrest at airport

Kubentheran Moodley was arrested at OR Tambo moments before leaving for Dubai in an alleged attempt to flee his corruption-linked legal troubles

Former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe. (Gallo)

Glencore chief executive rejects Molefe’s alternative state capture narrative

It was preposterous to imagine Glencore banked on Ramaphosa to help Eskom bow to its coal-price hike demands, Clinton Ephron told the Zondo commission

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

The RET forces in the ANC have asked the Hawks to investigate Ramaphosa

The fightback faction in the ANC has launched a bold attack on the president after Brian Molefe’s allegations at the Zondo commission

Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom.(Gallo)

Molefe blames Ramaphosa for Eskom’s woes in statement to Zondo commission

Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom

The commission — headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo — was established to inquire, investigate and make recommendations into any and all allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the public sector. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Zondo commission’s own goal buys key Eskom witness more time

A string of errors saw Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo chastise the commission’s team as he was forced to allow a vital Eskom witness more time, when the commission has very…

Former Eskom group chief executive Matshela Koko.

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…

Former Eskom group chief executive Matshela Koko.

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