Johannesburg - Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama was a regular visitor to the Gupta's Saxonwold residence and often left the infamous home with a suitcase filled with cash, the Zondo Commission heard on Thursday.His name was concealed to protect his identity and he was referred to as Witness 2.
The witness said later that day, he drove Gama to the Maslow Hotel in Sandton where he met with Thamsanqa Jiyane, a former Transnet employee. He said Gama instructed him to transfer the suitcase he had to Jiyane's car.“I went to the car and took the suitcase to Mr Jiyane’s vehicle, which was parked closer to the entrance, it was a white Mercedes GL class.
Later that day he drove Gama to a Bryanston residence where the former executive proceeded to count the money in the bag. He estimated the bag was filled with R1 million.“I observed him splitting the cash into two and later he handed me R50,000," the witness said. The first had worked as a protector for former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe. He told the inquiry that he drove Molefe to the Gupta residence on 10 occasions where he met with Ajay Gupta.Witness 1 said he once witnessed the bag was filled with R200 notes.He recalled driving Gigaba to the Gupta residence on six or seven occasions. He also told the inquiry that Gigaba would sometimes emerge from the residence with a bag filled with cash.
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