Gigaba corruption case transferred to Gauteng High Court
A corruption case stemming from alleged Gupta-linked irregularities at Transnet has moved to the Gauteng High Court, with former Cabinet minister Dr Malusi Gigaba and four former senior executives accused of flouting tender processes that cost the state billions.
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The corruption case against former Cabinet minister Dr Malusi Gigaba and several former Transnet executives has been transferred to the Gauteng High Court, following his arrest late last year in connection with alleged corruption linked to Transnet SOC Ltd’s multibillion-rand locomotive procurement programme.
Gigaba appeared at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Friday. His matter, together with those of former Transnet Group Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh, former Group Chief Executive Officer Brian Molefe, former Chief Executive Officer Siyabonga Gama and former Chief Procurement Officer Thamsanqa Jiyane, was postponed to February 19
The postponement is to allow the matter to be enrolled and heard in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) spokesperson Henry Mamothame said the state confirmed on record that notices of trial and indictments had been served on all the accused.
“This indictments relate to the period during which Transnet embarked on the acquisition of locomotives to expand and modernise the country’s rail infrastructure,” Mamothame said.
“During this process, tender procedures were flouted and three contracts for the supply of 95, 100, and 1,064 locomotives were irregularly awarded, resulting in losses amounting to billions of rands for Transnet.”
The state alleges that Gigaba accepted undisclosed amounts of cash from members of the Gupta family while serving as minister of public enterprises.
Gigaba, first appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court in November 2025 on a corruption charge related to three Transnet contracts concluded during his tenure.
Authorities are investigating widespread corruption linked to Transnet’s locomotive procurement programme, including a controversial R54-billion deal.
The corruption case against former Cabinet minister Dr Malusi Gigaba and four former Transnet executives has been transferred to the Gauteng High Court.
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In November last year, Gigaba visited the offices of the IDAC in Lynnwood, Pretoria East.
At the time, the directorate confirmed that he had not been arrested and would not appear in court that day.
Mamothame said Gigaba faces a corruption charge alongside Molefe, Gama, Singh and Jiyane.
The four former Transnet executives were released on R50,000 bail each in June after being charged with corruption linked to the Gupta family.
“Dr Gigaba’s court appearance relates to the period between November 2010 and May 2014, when the alleged offences were committed during his tenure as minister of public enterprises,” Mamothame said.
He said the state alleges that during this period Gigaba, on various occasions, accepted and received undisclosed amounts of cash from members of the Gupta family, which were corrupt in nature and to which he was not entitled.
All the accused have been served with an updated charge sheet.
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