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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

A Transnet marshall opens the gate platform for the South African luxury Blue Train lounge ahead of a press train journey on September 8, 2015 in Pretoria. South Africa transport giant Transnet began on September 8, a partnership with Africa’s largest tourism, leisure and gaming group Sun International. Transnet chose Sun International as the winning bidder to develop and implement a marketing strategy for the Blue Train.
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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…

Victimised: Ian Erasmus says he reported a faulty valve in 2012 and 2015, then to Sasol’s ethics department and finally to the Human Rights Commission

‘It’s absolutely terrifying to be a whistleblower in Sasol’

A criminal investigation into the petrol giant is under way based on Ian Erasmus’s evidence that the company allegedly polluted the Vaal with hazardous chemicals

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

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

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 president Jacob Zuma.

The Zondo commission of evasion

Obfuscation, non sequiturs, outright lies, senseless babble, curry breaks — and we’re paying for it all

On Wednesday, evidence leader advocate Vincent Maleka SC, asked Zondo to invoke his powers to compel implicated persons to present their versions before the commission. (Masi Losi/Gallo)

Zondo urged to summon those implicated in Eskom capture

Evidence leader urges Deputy Chief Justice Zondo to invoke his powers to summon implicated parties in alleged Eskom corruption

Matshela Koko, the former head of generation at Eskom. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

‘Why are you fighting with the Gupta family?’

A forensic report into maladministration at Eskom and Transnet paints a picture of Koko’s hand in the Guptas’ alleged capture of Eskom

Suzanne Daniels.

Eskom’s whistle-blower case: Daniels fights back

No less than five separate charge sheets have been presented to Daniels since her initial suspension in October last year