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Siyabonga Gama

State capture suspects sworn in as MK party MPs
Politics
/ 28 August 2024

State capture suspects sworn in as MK party MPs

Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama have taken up their seats just weeks before they are due back in court on corruption charges

By Emsie Ferreira
Transnet locomotive case postponed to end of November
National
/ 14 October 2022

Transnet locomotive case postponed to end of November

The Palm Ridge court granted a postponement to allow the full contents of the docket to be made availed to Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and their co-accused

By Emsie Ferreira
Arrest of Transnet trio is good but it’s only the beginning
Opinion
/ 4 September 2022

Arrest of Transnet trio is good but it’s only the beginning

The net will have to be cast wider if the perpetrators of State capture are to be brought to book

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Blue Monday at the Saxonwold Shebeen for Molefe and Singh
Opinion
/ 29 August 2022

Blue Monday at the Saxonwold Shebeen for Molefe and Singh

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

By Paddy Harper
Eskom load-shedding impedes Gama’s Transnet fraud and corruption hearing
National
/ 13 July 2022

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

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

By Khaya Koko
State capture: More Gupta associates face arrest
National
/ 10 June 2022

State capture: More Gupta associates face arrest

At least two former senior executives of state owned entities will be arrested

By Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
The list of NPA state capture arrests starts to grow
National
/ 8 June 2022

The list of NPA state capture arrests starts to grow

Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.

By Sonri Naidoo and Bongeka Gumede
Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and others granted bail
National
/ 27 May 2022

Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and others granted bail

Gama, Eric Wood, Garry Pita, Phetolo Ramosebudi and Daniel Roy appeared before the Palm Ridge magistrate’s court on charges of fraud, money laundering and contravention of Public Finance Management Act

By Bongeka Gumede and Yamkela Koti
Former Transnet chief exec Siyabonga Gama, Gupta associate Eric Wood arrested
National
/ 27 May 2022

Former Transnet chief exec Siyabonga Gama, Gupta associate Eric Wood arrested

Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and four others have been arrested on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.

By Sarah Smit
Unbanned are now the damned
Opinion
/ 4 February 2022

Unbanned are now the damned

The ruling party was unbanned 32 years ago on 2 February, but few ANC leaders can be feeling festive today

By Paddy Harper
Gupta kickbacks: Zondo recommends investigations into Gigaba, Molefe, Gama and Singh
Politics
/ 1 February 2022

Gupta kickbacks: Zondo recommends investigations into Gigaba, Molefe, Gama and Singh

The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the Gupta racketeering enterprise

By Sarah Smit
The Blue Train’s great Gupta voyage – and the whistleblower who paid for it
National
/ 23 January 2022

The Blue Train’s great Gupta voyage – and the whistleblower who paid for it

In 2016, Prinsloo sounded the alarm about the hazardous condition of the Blue Train and free trips being offered to friends of Transnet executives, including the Gupta family and Duduzane Zuma.

By Melody Emmett
Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions
National
/ 17 October 2021

Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions

Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?

By Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference
Politics
/ 30 September 2021

Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference

The case Zuma refused to answer before Zondo

By Emsie Ferreira
Singh says he did not understand pricing on inflated locomotive deal
National
/ 28 May 2021

Singh says he did not understand pricing on inflated locomotive deal

Transnet’s former chief financial officer tells Zondo was not familiar with locomotive pricing and did not detect the 20% kickbacks built into the contract price for Gupta-owned front companies

By Emsie Ferreira
Gama “had no idea” Essa had a finger in most parts of the irregular locomotive deal
National
/ 30 April 2021

Gama “had no idea” Essa had a finger in most parts of the irregular locomotive deal

The former Transnet boss was confronted at the Zondo commission with evidence pointing to Salim Essa’s common denominator in the web of loans and facilitation agreements linked to the flawed R54-billion deal

By Emsie Ferreira
It never happened, Gama says as he too is implicated in receiving bags of Gupta cash
National
/ 26 April 2021

It never happened, Gama says as he too is implicated in receiving bags of Gupta cash

The former Transnet chief executive tells the Zondo commission the events described in crisp detail by his former driver were fiction

By Emsie Ferreira
Gama says the Gupta meeting was an ambush
National
/ 11 March 2021

Gama says the Gupta meeting was an ambush

The former Transnet boss says luck, not political meddling, was behind his baffling reinstatement

By Emsie Ferreira
‘I did not push for Gama at Transnet’ — Zuma
Article
/ 17 July 2019

‘I did not push for Gama at Transnet’ — Zuma

Former president disputes former public enterprises minister Barbara Hogan’s allegation that he interfered in the appointment of the entity’s CEO

By Sarah Smit
It’s time to #PayBackTheMoney
Article
/ 7 December 2018

It’s time to #PayBackTheMoney

State agencies are going after those accused of looting the SA’s coffers — and the amounts
are huge

By Tebogo Tshwane
Labour court dismisses Gama application as ‘misguided’ and ‘meritless’
Article
/ 22 November 2018

Labour court dismisses Gama application as ‘misguided’ and ‘meritless’

The primary issue the court had to determine was whether the order granted on October 19 interdicted Transnet from terminating Gama’s employment

By Athandiwe Saba
Hogan: Zuma wanted a ‘rogue’ CEO at Eskom
Article
/ 13 November 2018

Hogan: Zuma wanted a ‘rogue’ CEO at Eskom

According to Hogan’s testimony, a tussle between Jacob Maroga and the Eskom board showed how former president Jacob Zuma imposed his authority

By Sarah Smit
Court papers show Transnet executives ‘colluded fraudulently’
Article
/ 13 November 2018

Court papers show Transnet executives ‘colluded fraudulently’

​Court papers filed by Transnet to recover R189m in inflated payments from Gupta-linked Regiments Capital have revealed collusion by senior execs

By Sibongile Khumalo
Court papers show Transnet execs ‘colluded fraudulently’
Article
/ 13 November 2018

Court papers show Transnet execs ‘colluded fraudulently’

Four executives, including Siyanbonga Gama, are said to have colluded to cause Transnet to make inflated payments to a Gupta-linked company

By Sibongile Khumalo
Hogan: ‘ANC tried to force my hand in Gama matter’
Article
/ 12 November 2018

Hogan: ‘ANC tried to force my hand in Gama matter’

Barbara Hogan said she experienced ‘enormous pressure’ to approve the appointment of Siyabonga Gama as the chief executive of Transnet in 2009

By Sarah Smit
Unembargoed: November 9 to 15
Article
/ 12 November 2018

Unembargoed: November 9 to 15

Premier ‘vigorously encouraged’ NW municipalities to put money into the bank

By Mg Reporter
Transnet moves on from Gama, appoints acting group CEO
Article
/ 6 November 2018

Transnet moves on from Gama, appoints acting group CEO

​Transnet’s board has appointed industry veteran Tau Morwe as acting group chief executive

By Lameez Omarjee
Gama wants Transnet board jailed
Article
/ 26 October 2018

Gama wants Transnet board jailed

Gama is “living in Alice in Wonderland.” This year there was irregular expenditure of R8.1-billion.

By Athandiwe Saba
Gama is both wrong and fired, Molefe insists
Article
/ 24 October 2018

Gama is both wrong and fired, Molefe insists

Popo Molefe has dismissed Siyabonga Gama’s interpretation of his contract with the entity, as well as a recent court determination

By Khulekani Magubane
Transnet axes CEO Siyabonga Gama
Article
/ 21 October 2018

Transnet axes CEO Siyabonga Gama

Gama and two other officials were suspended in August for alleged maladministration

By Mashadi Kekana
Embattled Transet CEO Siyabonga Gama fired
Business
/ 27 September 2018

Embattled Transet CEO Siyabonga Gama fired

A highly placed source on the Transnet board said although Gama has been given 10 days to say explain he shouldn’t be let go, the board wants him out

By Thanduxolo Jika and Lynley Donnelly
State eyes Transnet debt
Article
/ 24 August 2018

State eyes Transnet debt

But Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is ‘confident’ talks with the SOE’s lenders will end well

By Lynley Donnelly
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