Coal call: how Eskom rushed through unlawful R659m to Guptas

06 March 2019 - 05:57
By Amil Umraw
Gupta family's coal company secured more than half-a-billion rand contract from Eskom in 2016.
Image: 123RF/Artur Nyk Gupta family's coal company secured more than half-a-billion rand contract from Eskom in 2016.

Eighty-two minutes.

This was the time needed for the Gupta family to score more than half-a-billion rand from a cash-strapped Eskom in 2016.