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Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Judges Matter)

Zondo commission punished with costs order in Salim Essa case

The order raises questions as to who directs the defence of challenges to the work of commissions of inquiry

The fraud and corruption case against Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and their co-accused in the Transnet locomotive scandal was on Friday postponed until November 30. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

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

Expensive: Eric Wood started Trillian, the company that has cost Eskom millions. (Paul Botes)

Court relaxes bail conditions of Trillian’s Eric Wood

The Transnet fraud was granted permission to travel abroad this month to see his family

The two Transnet executives appeared in court along with Regiments Capital directors Niven Pillay and Litha Nyhonyha. Photos Delwyn Verasamy

Molefe, Singh released on R50 000 bail in Transnet R93m corruption case

The two Transnet executive appeared in court along with Regiments Capital directors Niven Pillay and Litha Nyhonyha

R57-billion: How the Guptas played Monopoly with state money

The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities

The South African Police Service on Wednesday was unable to tell parliament’s portfolio committee on police exactly how many of its officers were not competent to carry firearms. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Gupta-linked R307m ‘fraudster’ disputes he was running away after arrest at airport

Kubentheran Moodley was arrested at OR Tambo moments before leaving for Dubai in an alleged attempt to flee his corruption-linked legal troubles

Kuben Moodley during day 2 of the MTN SuperSport Shootout at Zimbali Coastal Resort on June 23, 2012 in Durban, South Africa.
(Photo by Anesh Debiky / Gallo Images)

Gupta-linked ‘fraudster’ nabbed en route to Dubai

Kubentheran Moodley was caught trying to ‘flee’ to Dubai allegedly after his family was threatened by a debt collector and the state seized R232-million worth of his assets

KwaZulu-Natal residents who are unemployed, financially struggling and hungry have lambasted Eskom’s proposed 36.1% tariff hike. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Eskom kept paying because Trillian kept working, Zondo commission hears

Former senior executive Prish Govender tried to justify why payments to McKinsey and the Gupta-linked consulting firm continued in the absence of a contract

When Anoj Singh moved to Eskom, McKinsey was again awarded a lucrative R1-billion contract together with Trillian which was paid R600-million. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Singh cannot say how Regiments obtained on his memos to Molefe

The former Transnet and Eskom chief financial officer agreed that it was highly irregular that the consultancy firm enjoyed this unfair advantage

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Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Today’s ANC is a criminal enterprise masquerading as moral and political “leaders of society”

The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too

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King Mswati III of eSwatini, Africa’s last absolute monarch, is facing growing demands for democracy and rule of law.

Mswati wanted Trillian to turn his country into a tax haven

The Gupta-linked company that had an ‘interest’ in South African SOE’s also tried to get a slice of the pie in eSwatini’s government projects

KwaZulu-Natal residents who are unemployed, financially struggling and hungry have lambasted Eskom’s proposed 36.1% tariff hike. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

High court tells Trillian: ‘Pay back the Eskom money’

The Gupta-linked company has been ordered to repay embattled power utility Eskom

Expensive: Eric Wood started Trillian, the company that has cost Eskom millions. (Paul Botes)

Eskom battles to claw back Trillians

The power utility claims there was no contractual basis for the payments to the consulting company

The Gupta brothers are the most recent additions to the 1?300-page United States blacklist. (Muntu Vilakazi/City Press/Gallo)

The phrase ‘Gupta-linked’ has no content in law — Trillian counsel

Eskom’s battle to recover monies it paid to Trillian, established by Eric Wood and Salim Essa kicked off at the high court this week

Eskom’s worst case scenario forecasts almost daily load-shedding during the summer. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Trillian payments were illegal — Eskom counsel

The utility’s battle to claw back the millions it paid to Trillian kicked off at the high court on Monday

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Corruption pays: The multimillionaire who sold off SA’s fuel reserves, and Fired PIC exec ‘lied’ about VBS bank bribes

Eric Wood, CEO of Trillian Capital Partners. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Eskom wants its Trillian millions back

Trillian’s stance is that Eskom’s case for corruption against the firm is ‘flimsy at best’

Eric Wood had meetings with Siyabonga Nene about buying 70% of Brakfontein Coal Mine. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Eskom sweats as Trillian buys time

Eskom is trying to recover is missing millions, but Trillian CEO Eric Wood says he is overwhelmed by the court case against the Gupta-linked company

James Aguma

It’s time to #PayBackTheMoney

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