Arrested former SA rail bosses granted bail

Two former top officials from South Africa's state-owned ports and freight rail company, who were arrested earlier on Monday, have been granted bail.

The high-profile ex-Transnet heads, Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh, face charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering during former President Jacob Zuma’s time in office as we reported earlier.

There are allegations that the controversial Gupta brothers, who currently live in the UAE, received benefits from the deal.

The brothers have previously denied wrongdoing.

Both Mr Molefe and Mr Singh intend to plead not guilty to the charges they face, their lawyers say.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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