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Molefe entered the Old Joburg Council Chambers in Braamfontein in high spirits minutes before 10am on Tuesday. Dressed in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray and white tie, Molefe seemed to be almost bouncing, his hands shoved into his pockets like he was some other guy walking the streets.
Confident, Molefe greeted all the commission staff he passed on the way to the witness stand.
Five minutes before the official hearing start time at 10 a.m., Molefe made himself comfortable in the hot seat and received final instructions from his legal team, led by lead defense attorney Thabani Masuku.
The registrar of the investigation yelled “everyone, stand up” as the president of the investigation, Vice President of the Supreme Court Raymond Zondo, left his office to assume his position in what used to be the president of the president of the council.
The lead advocate for the evidence, Pule Seleka, summarized Molefe’s earlier testimony before picking up from where he left off. However, he did not mention the climax of that first appearance, namely the involvement of President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Molefe made sure to remember the investigation.
“Just as we are recapping, I want to remind the president that I made a statement making substantive allegations to the extent that Glencore had been trying to extort 8 billion rand from Eskom,” Molefe said as he fired his first volley.
“The current president [Ramaphosa] he had become an Optimum shareholder. Glencore and Optimum are at the center of what happened at Eskom. I say this now because while we were recapping this was not mentioned. I hope it’s not being swept under the rug and conveniently forgotten. “
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