Explosive Allegation: Molefe Accused of Ordering Hit on Transnet Whistleblower at State Capture Inquiry

The Madlanga Commission, tasked with untangling the web of state capture, has heard one of its most chilling allegations to date. Former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe has been directly accused of orchestrating a plot to murder a company whistleblower. The target was Armand Swart, a man whose internal reports threatened to expose massive corruption at the heart of the state-owned enterprise.

This accusation moves the commission’s work from the realm of financial malfeasance into something far darker: an alleged conspiracy to use lethal violence to silence a critic.

The Whistleblower Who Knew Too Much

The testimony presented to the commission painted a picture of Armand Swart as a significant internal threat to the alleged corrupt network at Transnet. As an employee, Swart had raised red flags internally about suspicious financial transactions and procurement irregularities.

His warnings threatened to unravel lucrative deals and expose the individuals behind them. According to the evidence given, this made him a target not for dismissal or intimidation, but for elimination. The allegation suggests that those in power believed his voice could only be silenced permanently.

A Direct Accusation Against a Powerful Figure

The core of the explosive testimony is that Brian Molefe, during his tenure as the CEO of Transnet, gave the order for the hit. This directly implicates a former head of a major state-owned company in a murder-for-hire plot, an accusation that dramatically raises the stakes of the commission’s work.

The allegation portrays a culture of impunity so deep that those at the very top were willing to resort to extreme criminality to protect their interests and cover their tracks. It suggests that the consequences for challenging the network went beyond losing one’s job; they risked losing their life.

A Commission Grappling with a Grave Charge

For the Madlanga Commission, this allegation represents a critical juncture. The accusation of a planned assassination is far more serious than the evidence of inflated contracts and kickbacks that has dominated much of the testimony.

Commission investigators and evidence leaders will now be tasked with scrutinizing this claim with the utmost seriousness. They will need to examine the credibility of the source, look for corroborating evidence, and determine if there is a basis for referring the matter to the South African Police Service for a full criminal investigation.

This is no longer just about the looting of state funds. It is about an alleged attempt to snuff out a life to keep the secrets of state capture buried. The commission, and the nation, must now decide if there is truth to this terrifying claim.

{Source: IOL}

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