Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama arrested for R93m Transnet corruption
Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama arrested for R93m Transnet corruption. The Hawks have arrested two former Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama linked to a dodgy R93 million locomotive tender.
The Hawks have arrested two former Transnet executives linked to a dodgy R93 million locomotive tender.
Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama handed themselves over to police on Monday morning.
The duo are expected to appear in court on Monday, according to Enca
The Citizen has contacted the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) for confirmation of the arrests. This information will be included once received.
Charges
Molefe is currently a member of parliament for Jacob Zuma’s MK party.
The Hawks have arrested two former Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama linked to a dodgy R93 million locomotive tender.
Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama arreted for R93m Transnet corruption
Former Eskom and Transnet CEO, Brian Molefe at the State Capture Commission, on 15 January 2021. Picture: Neil McCartney
The Hawks have arrested two former Transnet executives linked to a dodgy R93 million locomotive tender.
Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama handed themselves over to police on Monday morning.
The duo are expected to appear in court on Monday, according to Enca
The Citizen has contacted the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) for confirmation of the arrests. This information will be included once received.
Charges
Molefe is currently a member of parliament for Jacob Zuma’s MK party.The other accused in the matter include former CFOs Anoj Singh and Garry Pita, and former treasurer Phetolo Ramosebudi.
Transnet tender
Molefe and Gama’s arrests a linked to a matter from a payment of R93 million to Trillian Capital, a Gupta-linked proxy company, to secure funding for the purchase of the locomotives.
The transaction advisory contract was initially awarded to global investment bank, JP Morgan, before the deal was cancelled. It was subsequently awarded to Trillian.
The estimated cost of the project ballooned from around R38 billion in 2012 to more than R50 billion.
In its report, the Zondo Commission recommended that the police investigate Molefe, Gama and Singh for their alleged roles in siphoning money from Transnet to the Gupta family.
A 2018 forensic report found that Molefe had misled the state-owned entity’s board about its obligation to inform then-public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba about the spike in the project’s costs.
[BREAKING NEWS] The Hawks have arrested two former Transnet executives. They are expected to appear in court today. They are linked to a dodgy R93 million locomotive tender. eNCA’s @HeidiGiokos has more details. #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/gTBsEHPNRK
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