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Popo Molefe, former president of the PRASA Board, testifies in the Judicial Investigation Commission about the state capture on June 29.
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- The chairman of the board of Transnet, Popo Molefe, condemned the attempted murder of a witness of the state capture commission employed by Transnet.
- The employee, known as Witness 1, was shot while traveling to a work meeting in Ekurhuleni.
- The Hawks are investigating the shooting.
Transnet board chairman Popo Molefe warned “those who conspire in dark corners” that “we will not falter” and that the war on corruption will continue.
Molefe’s warning was made in a press release that was issued after it emerged that a Transnet employee, who escaped unharmed Saturday when gunmen opened fire on him, had received death threats since the start of the litigation against former Transnet executives accused of corruption.
“We have been aware of dirty tricks and a campaign of fighting by those involved in the looting of Transnet during the era of state capture. This campaign was intensified during Transnet’s submissions to the Zondo commission, but has reached a new level with this attempt to remove one of our team, “Molefe said in the statement.
“We condemn this action in the strongest terms. It is a despicable act, and we urge law enforcement to ensure that the cowards who did this are put on the books. We must also let those who conspire in dark corners know that they are not. we will waver. The war against corruption and organized crime must and will continue, regardless of their attempts to intimidate us. “
The Hawks are investigating the incident.
The Sunday Times reported that the witness survived the impact of daylight and escaped a hail of bullets while traveling to a Transnet meeting in Ekurhuleni.
Known as “Witness 1,” the employee gave scathing testimony at the commission last year when he said that Molefe and former executives, Siyabonga Gama and Thamsanqa Jiyane, frequented the Gupta Saxonwold compound.
Bags full of cash were allegedly collected from the Guptas and their partner, Salim Essa. Witness 1 was working as a driver for former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe at the time.
Contacted for comment on the attempted murder of his former driver, Brian Molefe told News24 in a text message: “I have no comment.”
