EXCLUSIVE: Ngoako Ramatlhodi willing to swear to Eskom claims
The former mining minister claims Eskom executives tried to strong-arm him into blackmailing Glencore
Former mining minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi is willing to make a sworn statement to a "properly constituted investigation" on the allegations that Eskom executives sought to influence a deal that would benefit the politically connected Gupta family. He has alleged that Eskom CE Brian Molefe, who returned to the power utility on Monday, and chairman Ben Ngubane attempted to force him to withdraw Glencore’s Optimum mining licences to help the Gupta family take over its coal mines. On Tuesday, Ngubane rejected the accusations by Ramatlhodi as "preposterous". Ramatlhodi revealed to amaBhungane, a nonprofit investigative journalism company, that Molefe and Ngubane had tried to strong-arm him into blackmailing Glencore. When he did not comply, President Jacob Zuma removed him as mineral resources minister.He was appointed public service and administration minister and replaced at mineral resources by Mosebenzi Zwane, who had links to the Guptas. At the time, the Gupta family was reportedly l...
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