Koko told me to write letters about the prepayment of Tegeta R1.6bn

JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Suzanne Daniels said former CEO of the utility company Matshela Koko instructed her to write letters and board memos to prepay Tegeta 1.6 billion euros. rands.

Daniels is back on commission testifying on Eskom’s board decisions to approve the advance payment, as well as the appointment of Brian Molefe.

She denied former board chairman Dan Ngubane’s version that he told her to call an urgent board meeting to make those decisions.

Advovate Pule Seleka is leading the evidence for Daniels.

Seleka: “And Mr. Koko asked you to do what?”

Daniels: “To write correspondence for him.”

Seleka: “And you did that?”

Daniels: “Yes, I did.”

Seleka: “And it was correspondence with what effect?”

Daniels: “I wanted the CEO to be aware of the challenges Eskom was facing in supplying Eskom with coal.”

Daniels is testifying about Eskom’s decision to give Tegeta a prepayment of R1.6 billion, but the commission has evidence that former Eskom CFO Anoj Singh approved that money be used as collateral for Tegeta to buy. Optimum Coal Mine.

All of these decisions were made by a board that is now under scrutiny.

“In his affidavit, Dr. Ngubane says that the company secretary, Ms. Daniels, requested an urgent meeting based on the letter that Mr. Matshela Koko had written to the Director General of the Department of Mineral Resources” Pule said.

“No, Mr. President, I would not call the meeting as company secretary. The meeting would be the prerogative of the chairman of the board, ”Daniels responded.

Koko distanced herself from the letters written by Daniels and edited by Salim Essa, but Daniels said it was common knowledge that Koko was Essa’s “pet” and spoke to him regularly.

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