STATE CAPTURE
Molefe hits back at Madonsela for ‘being unfair’
Molefe has found himself in a political and business wilderness since Madonsela’s report
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has fired a salvo at former public protector Thuli Madonsela, calling her "unfair and disparaging" in an address she gave on Monday.Madonsela’s final investigation and report at the helm of the public protector’s office identified Molefe as a pivotal factor in the state-capture project.Madonsela told the iDAfrica conference in Cape Town on Monday that her office used bank statements and cellphone and digital records to link and identify those captured by the Gupta family.Since Madonsela’s report was released, Molefe has found himself in a political and business wilderness. He failed to secure a R30m pension payout from the power utility.He maintains his innocence but has yet to clear his name.Molefe said in an open letter to Madonsela that her report and subsequent address a year later placed him in a bind and he could not vindicate himself.He said he was not given an opportunity to defend himself against any accusations.Molefe would have "raised this a...
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