The multi-billion-rand Transnet corruption case remains on the court roll after a High Court judge ordered software experts to assist with access to electronic evidence and postponed the matter to 21 October 2026.
Former Transnet executives Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh, Siyabonga Gama, Garry Pita and Phetolo Ramosebudi, together with Regiments Capital directors Niven Pillay and Litha Nyhonhya, Trillian Asset Management’s Daniel Roy, Kuben Moodley and the owner of Albatime Pty Ltd, appeared in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, on 15 October.
The accused brought an application under section 342A of the Criminal Procedure Act to have the case struck from the roll. After hearing argument from the State and the defence, the judge directed that software experts convene and report back on 21 October so the parties can properly access the disclosed electronic data.
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption spokesperson Henry Mamothame said the court had not made a final order on the applications.
The charges arise from Transnet’s 2012 procurement of 1 064 locomotives valued at more than R54 billion. The State alleges that Regiments Capital was irregularly brought into the McKinsey-led advisory contract, increasing its value and scope by more than R305 million. The accused also face allegations relating to a R93.4 million payment to Trillian Asset Management in 2015.
Services allegedly included arranging loans from the China Development Bank and a Club loan of $2.5 billion (about R30 billion at the time).
The case is one of the major State Capture prosecutions flowing from the Zondo Commission findings on Transnet.
