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title: "Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle"
description: "In this video, Scorpio investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh unpacks documents pointing to an alleged slush fund linked to Brian Molefe during his tenure at Transnet and Eskom — and what they suggest about money, influence and State Capture."
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author: "Pieter-Louis Myburgh"
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published: "2026-03-02T04:42:53"
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# Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle

> In this video, Scorpio investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh unpacks documents pointing to an alleged slush fund linked to Brian Molefe during his tenure at Transnet and Eskom — and what they suggest about money, influence and State Capture.

By Pieter-Louis Myburgh · Published 2 March 2026, 06:42 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK5-6SRJl1U)

Reporting by: Pieter-Louis Myburgh
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Produced by: Emilie Gambade 
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme

***FOLLOW THE MONEY***

***Here’s the thing about corruption: it always leaves a trail. You can deny. You can obfuscate. You can screen our journalists’ calls. But you can’t make R11-million in unexplained cash deposits just … disappear.***

***Enter Pieter-Louis Myburgh, tracking Molefe through bank statements like a financial sniffer dog who’s locked on to something and won’t let go until he’s got it.***

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