But conmen usually are. Removing advertising from your browsing experience is one of them - we don't just block ads, we redesign our pages to look smarter and load faster. Matshela Koko was as self-righteous as ever. Koko returned from suspension in July 2015 and sent a slew of confidential documents to an email address attributed only to “Business Man”. Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko’s emails to an account linked to Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa have once again come before the State Capture Commission. The Guptas and all their lieutenants are just figments of our collective imagination! We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. An example of something we are going to hear for many years to come. The commission has heard that in all probability the email address belonged to Essa. Please sign in or register to enable this feature. “Your investigations are following people, not the evidence. Matshela Koko has accused Zondo commission investigators of working with the Special Investigating Unit to try and to prove its case while disregarding his evidence. That’s in addition to the #GuptaLeaks and multiple civil court cases. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sowetan / Esa Alexander). Koko said he saw “absolutely nothing wrong” with the deal. Koko brought up the matter of Masongo, who he said he mentored, having been arrested in 2019 on charges of fraud and corruption. The former Eskom technology and commercial executive has gained a following on social media by … Despite their denials, Singh and Koko worked closely on the unlawful deals with McKinsey, Regiments and Trillian, said Mothepu. Deny, deflect, obfuscate, lie, delay etc. Why nothing happened when MNet Carte Blanche asked him questions where he blatantly lied on camera. Its cast includes former president Jacob Zuma and his son Duduzane, the Guptas, multiple ministers, Salim Essa and the companies Regiments, Trillian and McKinsey. Because if it is following the evidence, different people would be sitting where I’m sitting,” he said to Judge Zondo. Molefe and Singh’s bodyguards have testified that the pair made frequent trips to the Gupta family’s Saxonworld home and received bags of cash, which the pair have denied. Controversial former interim Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko indicated that he would oppose the power utility's bid to cross-examine him at the Zondo commission. View the profiles of people named Matshela Koko. Thus, he said, he was expecting a showdown when the board met on 11 March, but did not know about the planned suspension of Molefe and Morokane. “I’ve been criminalised and criticised, I’ve been condemned, called names. In ten years Eskom has had 10 Chief Executive Officers, which is concern in itself. The list goes on – he needs to get a set of orange overalls. What really took place during meetings at Melrose Arch and at a Midrand fast-food outlet on 10 March 2015, a day before the Eskom board suspended four senior executives, was challenged at the Zondo Inquiry into State Capture by former group executive for the technology and commercial division Matshela Koko on Thursday evening. When he told her what he knew about the impending suspensions, the subject of her taking the position of acting financial director was mentioned in jest since she was the most likely candidate. JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom board chair Dr Ben Ngubane said his predecessor Zola Tsotsi told the board that Matshela Koko was caught on camera in a sexual escapade with a fellow employee – an incident that chief executive officer Tshediso Matona did not investigate.. Ngubane has been giving reasons before the state capture commission about why two executives were suspended … Fundudzi recommended the Hawks investigate how Singh funded his lifestyle after finding he hadn’t spent his salary between 2012 and 2016. Click here to see other benefits and to sign-up to our reader community supporting quality, independent journalism. He never addressed the emails to Ngubane or Daniels, whom he claimed had access to the account, a pattern followed by the various implicated people who corresponded with the account. There’s no shortage of evidence. Matshela Energy, which is fronted by South Africa’s power utility Eskom’s former chief executive officer, Engineer Matshela Koko, will invest US$250 million into a solar power plant in Gwanda, with project works set to begin next month. ... Pictures … No arrests have been made. View our comments policy here. Nothing but a bunch of lying , deceitful and wicked scumbags doing their best to squirm out of any accountability and responsibility. “Are you saying they conspired?” asked the judge, to which Koko replied: “Yes.”. He also emailed Business Man details of Eskom’s proposed top engineers programme. When Brian Molefe took the stand on Friday, he questioned the existence of “State Capture” and the commission’s foundation. “If the commission were to follow every allegation of corruption we’d be here for 100 years.”, Zondo said Koko was scheduled to continue his testimony on 11 December. Although Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s inquiry has been diluted to include a staggering array of corruption allegations, Eskom remains one of his priorities as he scrambles to conclude his work. She said Singh held secretive meetings with McKinsey and Regiments before he had been seconded from Transnet to Eskom. “The sabotage charge threw me,” he said, later adding: “I now know that reason is far fetched.”. Former Eskom Acting CEO Matshela Koko will appear before the Eskom parliamentary inquiry into State Capture this morning. Koko’s lawyer started by referring the commission to other corruption matters he wanted investigated. He wanted more time after failing to submit an affidavit due in September 2020 and Zondo reluctantly agreed after realising he had been summoned to testify on the nonexistent affidavit. It is alleged Koko had prior knowledge of the suspensions and played a role in facilitating the State Capture network. I’m sure, if you must, you can dry his tears with the wads of cash you looted from Eskom…. experts in the trumpian tendency of whataboutism – what about Gordhan, what about Cyril what about Apartheid and so it goes, on and on….morally corrupt…soulless and without any purpose other than lining their pockets in a country where children drown in pit toilets because of corruption related poverty. DM. Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko at the parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption at the power utility on January 24, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. When he became CEO in 2015, Eskom was in negotiations with Optimum about the billions it owed in penalties and the price it was paid for coal, less than the production cost. He abused his position using high power Lawyers in Sandton who would be targeting individuals, changing fictitious unsubstantiated reasons just to get rid of people standing in his way of his agenda. We remain hopeful. Please note you must be a Maverick Insider to comment. Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko at the parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption at the power utility on January 24, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. There is nothing wrong being crook….Zupta is also innocent. He didn’t ‘refute’ the suggestions of his involvement – he merely denied them. Koko is a conspirator and manipulator of note. Take a closer look at Koko's career. Matshela Koko was as self-righteous as ever. We encourage different, respectful viewpoints to further our understanding of the world. There are many great benefits to being a Maverick Insider. The commission has heard that Tsotsi, at least initially, opposed the suspensions when the idea was presented to him in a meeting with former SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni and Zuma. He claimed he thought he was sending documents to Eskom chairperson Ben Ngubane. Seleka also challenged Koko with Dlamini’s testimony that when she met him in Midrand late that afternoon, he told her about the impending suspensions, asked her to send him her CV, and told her she would be given the position of acting financial director. Matshela Koko at the parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption at the power utility on January 24, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. Everybody has an opinion but not everyone has the knowledge and the experience to contribute meaningfully to a discussion. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. A very slick operator is our Mr Koko. Koko brought up the matter of Masongo, who he said he mentored, having been arrested in 2019 on charges of fraud and corruption and being out on R30,000 bail. Soon afterwards moved to MWP to remove him from the scene. SA is so tired of these thieves and degenerates that have stolen this country blind!!! “In South Africa levels of corruption are so huge,” the judge said. BECOME AN INSIDER. Help us learn with your expertise and insights on articles that we publish. Matshela Koko says he was called by a DDG of Public Enterprises and he was told that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was about to issue a statement dismissing him from Eskom.Comment: The DP had no power to dismiss any employee at Eskom, it was abuse of Power. Former president Jacob Zuma was scheduled to testify between 18 to 22 January  – though he notified the commission on Friday that he would not appear pending a ruling from the Constitutional Court. MAVERICK INSIDERS CAN COMMENT. Eskom’s former acting financial director, Nonkululeko Dlamini, says Matshela Koko wanted her to join him for an ‘urgent’ meeting at Melrose Arch on … There was a famous Dr Engineer who would not disclose information on this to protect himself. As Zondo continues to hear evidence on Eskom, the most astonishing feature is the lack of arrests. 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