The Guptas have been helped to buy the Optimum mine through a pre-payment of R659m by Eskom, said Glencore’s former head Clinton Ephron. Eskom’s fingers were further in the negotiations by fining Optimum Coal with R2.1bn for so-called low-grade coal supply. This forced Optimum Coal to go into business rescue. The rumours are that Eskom..
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