Former Eskom exec denies telling colleague that Gigaba ordered sponsorship of Gupta-linked TNA
30 October 2019
A former Eskom official has denied telling his colleague that Malusi Gigaba, in his capacity as public enterprises minister, had given them instructions to sponsor The New Age newspaper's business breakfasts to the tune of R1m per session.
Eskom's former divisional executive of corporate affairs, Chose Choeu, who has since retired from the power utility, disputed the colleague's testimony before the state capture commission of inquiry.
On Tuesday, Pieter Pretorius, who is the acting general manager for strategic marketing and branding at Eskom, told the commission that he had a meeting with officials from The New Age who wanted the power utility to sponsor their business breakfasts, News24 reported.
He said he declined because the newspaper was not accredited with the Audit Bureau of Circulations.