Overview
- IDAC formally added Gigaba as the fifth accused and issued an updated charge sheet as he appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court.
- The matter was postponed to 30 January 2026 for state disclosure of the docket, provision of an indictment, and scheduling of a transfer to the High Court.
- The charges stem from three contracts for 95, 100 and 1,064 locomotives awarded between 2010 and 2014, which the state says flouted tender rules and harmed Transnet financially.
- Prosecutors allege Gigaba accepted undisclosed cash from members of the Gupta family during his time as public enterprises minister, allegations he denies.
- Gigaba has voluntarily stepped aside from ANC and parliamentary roles, with the ANC and its Youth League publicly endorsing the decision as the legal process proceeds.