Koko vs Investigating Directorate: Court to rule if graft charges should be withdrawn

The Investigative Directorate and former Eskom boss Matshela Koko each face a reckoning, with judgment reserved in the latter's bid to have the multibillion graft case thrown out of court.

Koko was accused of being "at the centre of a corrupt scheme" which sought to help Swiss engineering firm ABB secure a lucrative R2.2 billion contract at the Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga. 

With Koko allegedly wielding his influence at the power parastatal to swing the contract in their favour, an elaborate network of actors received kickbacks, and millions were ploughed into companies connected to his daughters.