BREAKING: #Eskom's new charges against #MatshelaKoko include accusations that he deliberately lied to Parliament's #EskomInquiry - and tried to falsely distance himself from the payments to Gupta-linked Trillian
BREAKING: #Eskom laying the blame for the McKinsey/Trillian scandal firmly at the door of #MatshelaKoko and #AnojSingh - and says they drove the deal.
#MatshelaKoko told Parliament he was not involved in the Eskom, McKinsey, Trillian deal.
Eskom says he's lying --->
#Eskom says #MatshelaKoko was “at best grossly negligent” in his handling of the Trillian saga - an attitude that “allowed a criminal scheme to defraud Eskom to continue”.
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Important. Nene now addressing his engagements with the Gupta family, who he met for the first time at a function in 2009. He was later invited to Sahara Computers, where he says Ajay Gupta told him that the family were “good corporate citizens” who “didn’t do business with govt”
Nene says he saw nothing wrong in meeting with Guptas at Sahara Computers in 2010. He testifies this wasn’t unusual
He got suspicious 2013 when Treasury started investigating Estina Dairy Farm. That made him question Gupta claims they didn’t do business with the state
Nene says he visited Saxonwold 4 times in 2010,2013. He can’t remember specific dates.
At the time, he says he was - by virtue of being Deputy Finance Minister - also a non executive chair of the Public Investment Corporation.
He is “not aware” of PIC giving loans to Guptas
BREAKING: Judge Nugent says #JonasMakwakwa contacted him last night and asked to give "his side of the story" about the allegations against him. Makwakwa now wants to give evidence to the inquiry into tax administration and governance. Nugent has agreed.
.@AdvDali_Mpofu reading out #TomMoyane's list of objections to the Nugent Inquiry re "gross unfairness, inherent bias"
Mpofu now detailing how Moyane says President Ramaphosa suspended him after "shouting angrily at him" over VAT payments to Gupta linked company,#JonasMakwakwa
Mpofu making it clear that #TomMoyane antagonism with #PravinGordhan is going to be a major aspect of TM response to Nugent inquiry, misconduct case against him.
Mpofu says PG addressed TM in "degrading and condescending" manner, says PG showed "hatred" to TM.
#WinnieMandela was tried for her involvement in kidnapping of 4 boys, who (Appeal Court accepted) she believed were being abused
But - while she continues to be attacked (even in death) with unproven claims over that case - there is no condemnation for far more horrific crimes
Phila Ndwandwe was 24 and breastfeeding her two month old baby. She was abducted by Durban Security Branch members and refused to cooperate. Her killers stated that they did not have evidence to prosecute her and that they could not release her, and so decided to kill her.
The police had tortured Phila - who they kept naked - for days and days. She refused to turn against her comrades, and made herself a pair of panties with a plastic bag. When her bones where found in the field where she'd been killed, the plastic still remained.
Former NDPP #MxolisiNxasana in the Concourt for the #ShaunAbrahams hearing. He says he’s willing to return to his post - and believes he was forced out because then President Zuma believed he would prosecute him for corruption.
Former AFU Head Willie Hofmeyr - slammed by SCA over his involvement in decision to drop Zuma prosecution - is in Concourt for #ShaunAbrahams hearing. He’s sitting next to #MxolisiNxasana.
CJ Mogoeng not in court today for #ShaunAbrahams hearing. Justice Khampepe leading the justices.