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Expensive: Eric Wood started Trillian, the company that has cost Eskom millions. (Paul Botes)
ANOJ SINGH

Court relaxes bail conditions of Trillian’s Eric Wood

The Transnet fraud was granted permission to travel abroad this month to see his family

  • Emsie Ferreira
3 min read
The fraud and corruption case against Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and their co-accused in the Transnet locomotive scandal was on Friday postponed until November 30. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ANOJ SINGH

Blue Monday at the Saxonwold Shebeen for Molefe and Singh

For Brian Molefe and Ajoj Singh, the Transnet locomotives are coming home to roost

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
The two Transnet executives appeared in court along with Regiments Capital directors Niven Pillay and Litha Nyhonyha. Photos Delwyn Verasamy
ANOJ SINGH

Molefe, Singh released on R50 000 bail in Transnet R93m corruption case

The two Transnet executive appeared in court along with Regiments Capital directors Niven Pillay and Litha Nyhonyha

  • Emsie Ferreira
3 min read
In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances
GUPTA

Four more people arrested in connection with state capture

Two former Transnet executives and two Regiments Capital officials were arrested on Monday morning

  • Paddy Harper
1 min read
The Zondo report found that after his reinstatement, Siyabonga Gama was “centrally involved in key transactions that favoured the Gupta enterprise”. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
DANIEL ROY

Eskom load-shedding impedes Gama’s Transnet fraud and corruption hearing

Transnet’s former chief executive Siyabonga Gama will return to court in August

  • Khaya Koko
3 min read
Former Transnet board member Iqbal Sharma appears at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on June 07, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is reported that the suspects were arrested in connection with the failed R288 million Estina dairy project. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungusi Louw)
ERIC WOODS

NPA sees off challenge to restraint order on Gupta assets

The Free State high court ruled that the provisional restraint order will remain in place until late October, when argument will be heard for it to be made indefinite, dismissing…

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
KwaZulu-Natal residents who are unemployed, financially struggling and hungry have lambasted Eskom’s proposed 36.1% tariff hike. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
ANOJ SINGH

‘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

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
After delivering a solid set of results this week, Nedbank chief financial officer Mike Davis has insisted that impending interest rate cuts won’t flatten the group’s performance this year. (Nadine Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ABSA

Nedbank features negatively in state capture report; Standard Bank defends itself

So far, one of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks faces a serious allegation levelled in the Zondo report — and more revelations may follow

  • Sarah Smit
10 min read
Gupta associates received ‘lucrative’ payments for attending one meeting that allegedly influenced Transnet’s awarding of contracts worth billions of rand. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)
ERIC WOOD

R1.6bn freezing order sought by NPA for Transnet ‘corruption’

Gupta associates received ‘lucrative’ payments for attending one meeting that allegedly influenced Transnet’s awarding of contracts worth billions of rand

  • Khaya Koko
2 min read
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)
ALBATIME

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

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
Kuben Moodley during day 2 of the MTN SuperSport Shootout at Zimbali Coastal Resort on June 23, 2012 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Anesh Debiky / Gallo Images)
ASHU CHAWLA

Gupta-linked ‘fraudster’ nabbed en route to Dubai

Kubentheran Moodley was caught trying to ‘flee’ to Dubai allegedly after his family was threatened by a debt collector and the state seized R232-million worth of his assets

  • Khaya Koko
3 min read
Former Transnet chief financial officer Anoj Singh. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANOJ SINGH

Singh sticks to a firm line of denial as he concludes testimony at Zondo commission

The former Transnet chief financial officer said he has no idea how R41-million flowed to a Gupta front company, ostensibly for unblocking a deal

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
When Anoj Singh moved to Eskom, McKinsey was again awarded a lucrative R1-billion contract together with Trillian which was paid R600-million. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
ANOJ SINGH

Singh cannot say how Regiments obtained on his memos to Molefe

The former Transnet and Eskom chief financial officer agreed that it was highly irregular that the consultancy firm enjoyed this unfair advantage

  • Emsie Ferreira
3 min read
Des van Rooyen 9/12/2015– 13/12/2015
DES VAN ROOYEN
Video

Gupta-linked Bobat was hired on merit, Van Rooyen tells Zondo commission

Former finance minister Des van Rooyan said he did not have Mohamed Bobat’s CV when he appointed him as a special adviser

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read