Trial date set for Molefe, Singh and co-accused
The corruption case against former Transnet executives Brain Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Anoj Singh, and eight others is set to go on trial in February next year.
Molefe, Gama, and Singh appeared alongside Garry Pita and Phetolo Ramosebudi, Regiments Capital Directors Niven Pillay and Litha Nyhonhya, Trillian Asset Management’s Director Daniel Roy (Novum Asset Management), Kuben Moodley, and Albatime Pty Ltd owner, before the Johannesburg High Court on charges of contravention of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), fraud, money laundering, and corruption.
Their charges, which include fraud, corruption, and money laundering, stem from the locomotives transaction advisory tender awarded to the McKinsey-led consortium in 2012, resulting in the procurement of 1064 locomotives valued at over R54 billion.
It’s alleged that Regiments Capital, who benefitted, was irregularly brought into the contract, increasing the contract value and scope to over R395 million.
“The state and defence teams will, in the interim, engage on the issue of further particulars, which they intend to request from the state, and the judge ordered that it be resolved by 30 June 2025,” said the spokesperson for the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption Henry Mamothame.
He says the matter regarding former national director for public prosecutions, Advocate Shaun Abrahams, representing one of the accused, had been referred to the ombudsman.
“The matter relating to Advocate Shaun Abrahams will be adjudicated by the ombudsman, following the state’s opposition of Advocate Abrahams, who was the NDPP, representing an accused in this matter.”
All of the accused in the matter are out on bail.
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