IOL News reports that the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court has postponed the case against former Transnet executives, including former Group Chief Executive Officer Brian Molefe, to 18 November 2025.

The postponement is to allow the State to finalise the indictment and set a date for the matter to be transferred to the High Court. Molefe faces charges alongside former Group Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh, former Chief Executive Officer Siyabonga Gama, and Thamsanqa Jiyane, who was Chief Procurement Officer at Transnet Freight Rail. The four stand accused of 17 charges, including contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), fraud, corruption, and breaches of the Companies Act.

The charges relate to the procurement of locomotives during Transnet’s efforts to expand and modernise the country’s rail infrastructure. The accused are alleged to have flouted tender processes by irregularly awarding the contracts, which resulted in financial losses to Transnet amounting to millions of rands. The allegations concern three contracts awarded for 95, 100, and 1,064 locomotives. The accused remain out on R50,000 bail each, which has been extended.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Hope Ntanzi at IOL News
• Lees ook, Brian Molefe en Kie binnekort in hooggeregshof oor lokomotief-tenders, by Maroela Media

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