Picture: Former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Transnet, Brian Molefe
By AGISANANG SCUFF
14 October 2025- The Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court postponed the case against Brian Molefe and his co-accused to 18 November 2025 for the provision of an indictment and a date for the matter to be transferred to the high court. Molefe who is the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Transnet is charged together with Anoj Singh a former Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO), Siyabonga Gama, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Thamsanqa Jiyane, who was the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) in the Transport Freight Rail (TFR) division within Transnet.
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) spokesperson, Henry Mamothame said they are facing 17 charges that include the Contravention of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), fraud, corruption and the Contravention of the Companies Act. Mamothame said their court appearance emanates from the period in which Transnet engaged in the process of acquiring locomotives to expand and modernise the country’s rail infrastructure, to which they allegedly flouted the tender process by irregularly awarding three contracts to provide Transnet with 95, 100 and 1064 locomotives, resulting in a loss of millions of rands to Transnet.
“Their R50 000 bail was extended and they are expected to be back in court when the matter resumes in November 2025,” he said.
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