CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST DR GIGABA AND FORMER TRANSNET EXECUTIVES TRANSFERRED TO THE HIGH COURT 

30 January 2026 

CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST DR GIGABA AND FORMER TRANSNET EXECUTIVES TRANSFERRED TO THE HIGH COURT 

The corruption case against Dr Malusi Gigaba together with Anoj Singh, the former Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO), Brian Molefe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Transnet, Siyabonga Gama, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Thamsanqa Jiyane who was the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) was postponed to 19 February 2026 for the matter to be enrolled and heard in the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg. The state confirmed on record the service of the notice of trial and indictments on the accused. 

The indictments served on the accused relate to the period in which Transnet engaged in the process of acquiring locomotives to expand and modernise the country’s rail infrastructure, during which the tender processes were flouted, and three contracts were irregularly awarded to provide Transnet with 95, 100 and 1064 locomotives in three different contracts, resulting in a loss of billions of rands for Transnet. 

Enquires: 

Henry Mamothame 

IDAC – Spokesperson 

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