State’s anti-corruption task team probes Eskom’s coal deal with Gupta family
The government’s anti-corruption task team is investigating Eskom’s coal deal with the Gupta family, which was cited in former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s State of Capture report. The corruption-busting body made the announcement during parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) meeting on Tuesday. The task team was established in 2010 as a multidepartmental body to fast-track high-profile corruption cases, and is co-chaired by the heads of the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The task team’s co-chairperson and acting Hawks head, Yolisa Matakata, told the committee that it was dealing with a few cases that were in the "public space"‚ including state capture. "I’d like to again raise and make sure it is understood that we are working on these matters in what is popularly referred to as state capture. We are investigating these matters in consultation with the NPA …. I would like to assure the committee and the country that we are doing these inve...
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