Ben Ngubane
latest news & developmentsR3.8-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
Zuma was the Guptas’ puppet, Zondo finds
The former president’s dismissal of Nhlahla Nene as finance minister for spurious reasons showed the veracity of the Gupta family’s claim that he would do anything for them
Brown resists Zondo’s notion that lack of oversight left SA in darkness
The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault
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
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…
Zondo commission: Eskom’s Gupta contracts under the spotlight
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?
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
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
Abram Masango has resigned hours after Eskom suspended him
Former Eskom chair Ben Ngubane wanted critical media blacklisted
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
Eskom delayed suspending Matshela Koko in March 2017 to avoid litigation, the Eskom inquiry heard.
Criminal charges laid against Molefe over pension payout fiasco
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
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
"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
The portfolio committee on public enterprises on Wednesday adopted the terms of reference of the inquiry