City Press reports that former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe and former chief financial officer Anoj Singh could be next to find themselves in handcuffs, following the dramatic arrest last week of another former CEO, Siyabonga Gama, alongside other former Transnet top executives.

They appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on charges of contravention of the Public Finance Management Act, fraud, corruption and money laundering. Gama is the highest-profile arrest following the conclusion of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations State Capture and the handover of its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Plans to have Molefe and Singh arrested are apparently at an advanced stage, with investigators hinting that the July court appearance of Molefe’s successor Gama and others will see the two being added to the charge sheet. In the second part of Zondo’s state capture report, Zondo wrote that between 2010 and 2018, state-owned logistics company Transnet had been involved in an illicit and corrupt scheme that benefited the members of the Gupta family and those with whom they were associated. He recommended that Molefe, Gama and Singh be investigated by the police for a laundry list of transgressions, ranging from corruption and racketeering to fraud and negligence. Investigative directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Seboka declined to divulge information about any impending arrests. Molefe and Singh declined to comment.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Abram Mashego at City Press (subscriber access only)
• Read too, More arrests expected in corruption case against Gama and other ex-Transnet officials, at Fin24

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