Overview
- The Transnet corruption matter involving Malusi Gigaba and former executives was postponed to 8 May in the South Gauteng High Court for pre-trial management.
- The delay accommodates further investigations and the State’s disclosure process, including Gigaba providing a hard drive to receive evidentiary material.
- The State Attorney denied Gigaba’s request for state-funded counsel and the accused are not eligible for legal aid, leaving them to rely on private representation.
- Prosecutors flagged a potential conflict of interest after learning a prospective state witness shares the same instructing attorneys as Gigaba in a separate matter.
- Gigaba, charged alongside Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Thamsanqa Jiyane and Anoj Singh over Transnet’s locomotive procurement, denies wrongdoing through counsel.