LIVE FEED: StateCaptureInquiry – September 10, 2020 Former Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane is expected to testify at the Zondo commission on Thursday morning.
On Tuesday, former Eskom board chairperson Zola Tsotsi took the stand.At the time he was the chairperson of Eskom's board.Tsotsi explained that the first meeting took place at the Gupta residence in Saxonwold. Gupta was interested in Tsotsi supporting the family's desire to enter into a gas contract with Eskom in the Western Cape.
On the second meeting, which also took place at Saxonwold, Gupta asked Tsotsi if he could ensure that a"guy of his" who was then employed at MTN be appointed as the head of procurement at Eskom."I said they would have to ask people in procurement if there was a position. I thought he was looking for a form of support. I think he wanted me to pull strings for him. I established later that the person did go and work for Eskom," Tsotsi explained.
Tsotsi said Gupta became visibly upset when he explained that he was unable to interfere on behalf of the family. Zondo also took issue with why Tsotsi, like many other witnesses that had admitted to attending meetings with the Guptas, chose to go to the family's house instead of holding the meetings somewhere else.
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