Zola Tsotsi links Zuma to Eskom capture
President Jacob Zuma, Lynne Brown and the Guptas a ‘hidden hand’ at the utility, and opened the way for Brian Molefe to take over
President Jacob Zuma was directly linked to Eskom’s capture by former Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi on Wednesday. Zuma, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown and their Gupta associates were the “hidden hand” that Tsotsi said was orchestrating affairs at the utility. This is the first direct link of Zuma to allegations of state capture. The closest he has come to being linked with such allegations was through his son Duduzane and the Guptas. But on Wednesday, Tsotsi told MPs in the state-capture hearings that Zuma, in cahoots with then SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni, had played a direct role in dislodging senior executives from Eskom, opening the way for the appointment of Brian Molefe as CEO and Anoj Singh as chief financial officer. Both have been implicated in concluding deals with Gupta-owned companies. “On or about 7 March 2015, I arrived at the Durban presidential residence and was met by Dudu Myeni, her son Talent and a certain Mr Nick Lennell [Linnell], who was introduced to me as ...
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