Former GM of Fuel Sourcing, Johann Bester, wrapped up testimony at the State Capture Commission on Tuesday morning explaining that he had recorded a discussion with the company in a letter, dated 24 June 2015. He signed the edited version of the letter the next day.
The State Capture Commission heard that new hard drive data shows an email message forwarded to Tegeta’s Ravi Nath from Bester’s then subordinate, Ayanda Nteta.This was Bester’s letter spelling out provisional contract terms. The changes, the Commission heard, now showed how Tegeta had used Bester’s information from his initial letter with material differences that ultimately benefited Tegeta to the detriment of Eskom.
Now, instead, the Tegeta version merely stated the increased tonnage at 200,000 tons per month without that condition.Had he been asked to do this, he told the Commission he would have told the supplier to get lost. The Brakfontein coal deal was agitating him due to the pressure senior executives had applied to expedite its conclusion.
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