Editor's Note: Madonsela roasts Eskom over Gupta 'capture'
Shady machinations at Eskom are, in fact, central to state capture claims
Until now, Eskom’s bombastic CEO Brian Molefe has managed to keep a relatively low profile as speculation over the public protector’s state capture report swirled. Instead, all eyes have been on President Jacob Zuma and two of his cabinet ministers, Des van Rooyen and Mosebenzi Zwane.But as the 355-page report was released on Wednesday, it emerged that the shady machinations at Eskom are, in fact, central to claims that the influential Gupta family were able to “capture” state apparatus for their personal benefit.In the final analysis, Zuma will rightly bear the brunt of the fallout from the report written by Thuli Madonsela (before she left office), as she calls for a judicial inquiry to get to the bottom of these claims.But when it comes to Eskom, the findings are unequivocal: Eskom bent over backwards to lavish sweetheart coal deals on the Guptas, favouring their mining company Tegeta over any other rivals. Worse, Eskom paid more than R1.1bn to the Guptas, providing them with muc...
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