New Leaked Emails Show Up Eskom CFO Singh as a “Gupta Proxy” Say DA

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will be submitting an affidavit to the South African Police Service to include Anoj Singh, the current Eskom CFO, in the charges of corruption and racketeering which the DA laid on Tuesday 30 May against President Jacob Zuma, members of the Gupta family, several cabinet ministers and senior executives of State Owned Entities.

Natasha Mazzone, DA Shadow Miniser of Public Enterprises, said in a press statement that the DA has a chain of leaked emails in its possession which reveal that Singh was whisked off on at least four suspiciously-timed Gupta-funded trips to Dubai during the period Transnet awarded a R1.8 billion tender to Neotel, resulting in a R36 million kickback to a Gupta company.

“Singh was the Transnet CFO at the time,” she says.

“The email chain indicates that under then-Transnet CEO Brian Molefe, Singh travelled to Dubai on at least four occasions while this R1.8 billion contract was awarded to the Gupta’s preferred bidder, Neotel.

“Each trip appears to have been fully paid for by Gupta-owned company, Sahara Computers, which included five-star luxury accommodation at the Oberoi Hotel.

“It was clear that the Guptas needed Neotel to win the contract as Gupta-run company, Homix, had a deal in place with Neotel agreeing to secure the contract with Transnet for them in exchange for the payment of 2% of the value of the contract – which totalled a kickback of R36 million.

“This was the second agreement Homix and Neotel had struck, with the previous kickback resulting in a R30 million profit for the Guptas.”

The DA listed Singh’s four trips, made in 2014 and 2015, and said this revelation directly implicates Singh, and as such charges must be brought against him.

“It is also impossible that this arrangement took place without Brian Molefe being aware.

“This revelation shows quite vividly how the Jacob Zuma state capture project has infected all spheres of the state, and corrupt individuals are working to ensure a small group of connected individuals become rich. We will not stop until every individual involved in the capture of our state is brought to book.”

Source: www.da.org.za