Acting magistrate who dismissed Koko’s R2.2bn corruption case off the bench as contract not renewed

NPA plans to re-enrol the matter ‘as soon as possible’ after reporting former magistrate Stanley Jacobs for conflict of interest in the case

23 August 2024 - 05:00

An acting Mpumalanga magistrate who struck the R2bn Kusile fraud and money laundering case involving former Eskom boss Matshela Koko and members of his family off the roll has not had his contract renewed...

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