As Ben Ngubane controversially resigned his Eskom board chairmanship late on Monday night, another mysterious link to him and the Gupta family emerged. Evidence contained in e-mails that form part of the Gupta leaks show that Ngubane sent his passport to Rajesh "Tony" Gupta in October 2013, along with invoices for a charter flight to travel to the Central African Republic. At the time, Ngubane’s spokesman, Khulani Qoma, said Gade Oil & Gas had refused to pay bribes when incentive fees were demanded for meetings with senior state officials. On Tuesday, Ngubane said he had no idea how his passport had ended up with Rajesh Gupta. E-mails show that it was sent by Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma. Sharma confirmed this on Tuesday. Late on Monday, in a surprise move, Ngubane tendered his resignation from the Eskom board, igniting speculation that the Gupta-linked network may be starting to crumble. But he said he had resigned for personal reasons and not because of disclosures about the Centr...
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