State Capture Record

Chief Procurement Officer, Transnet Freight Rail

Thamsanqa Jiyane: what the State Capture Commission found, and what happened next

Where it stands

Jiyane is charged in the Transnet locomotives case, which had not gone to trial as of 22 October 2026. A ruling on a strike-off application is due on 26 November 2026.

Named in the Commission's report: Part II Vol 1 (Transnet).

What the Commission found

What it recommended

What happened next

  1. Charged. A ministerial reply to a parliamentary question asked on 30 September 2025 listed him among accused in the Transnet locomotives case enrolled in court by the IDAC.3
  2. Charged. The NPA said the locomotive acquisition corruption case was being transferred to the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg.2
  3. Court proceedings. EWN listed him among the accused when the defence applied to have the locomotives case struck off the roll, which the State opposed.5
  4. Court proceedings. The Johannesburg High Court reserved judgment on a strike-off application in the locomotives case, with a ruling due on 26 November 2026.1

Their response

No public response was found in the sources reviewed.

Sources

  1. EWN, Transnet corruption trial: High Court yet to rule on strike-off bid (22 October 2026)
  2. National Prosecuting Authority, Corruption case against Dr Gigaba and former Transnet executives transferred to the High Court (30 January 2026)
  3. Parliamentary Monitoring Group (ministerial reply), Question NW4912 to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (reply on IDAC state capture cases) (30 September 2025)
  4. TimesLIVE, Wrap: everything you need to know about part 2 of state capture report (2 February 2022)
  5. EWN, State, defence at loggerheads over bid to have Transnet corruption case struck off roll (16 October 2026)

Commission findings are not criminal convictions. Some findings have been challenged in court. Each finding is attributed to the Commission and linked to its report.