Friends and associates of Jacob Zuma who were also raided include Jurgen Kögl, whose company paid R600 000 into a bond over Zuma’s property in Killarney, Johannesburg; Vivian Reddy, who paid R181 000 into the bond for Zuma’s Nkandla homestead; Nora Fakude-Nkuna, who made several payments to the Nkandla builder; Julie Mahomed, Zuma’s personal lawyer; Pierre Moynot, head of Thint; and Michael Hulley, Zuma’s lawyer.

Jacob Zuma

Zuma was fired by President Thabo Mbeki after the Durban High Court found that he had a “generally corrupt relationship” with his former financial adviser, Durban businessman Schabir Shaik. Zuma has vehemently denied the allegation that he solicited a bribe from French defence contractor Thomson CSF, now Thales.

The Scorpions’ investigative unit searched several premises linked to Zuma, including his new Forest Town house in Johannesburg, his executive residence at Tuynhuys in Cape Town, the Union Buildings in Pretoria, and his traditional homestead at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal.

They were looking for:

• Zuma’s diaries for the period from 1995 to date;
• Documentation relating to Zuma’s movements, meetings and engagements, including travel and credit card records;
• Zuma’s “notes [and/or] minutes of meetings” that might have a bearing on his meetings and correspondence with Shaik and Thales officials;
• Documentation pertaining to Zuma’s financial position, including his obligations to third parties, including banks;
• Any documents relating to payments to Zuma from third parties, including business people Jurgen Kögl, Nora Fakude-Nkuna and Vivian Reddy;
• Faxes, e-mails, and other documents relating to Shaik’s role in Zuma’s official visits to Malaysia, including any business generated for Shaik and the Nkobi group as a result of such visits.

Jurgen Kögl

Kögl is a well-connected businessman based in Johannesburg. In 2001, Kögl’s company, Cay Nominees, paid R600000 in partial settlement of a bond over Zuma’s property in Killarney, Johannesburg. The Scorpions want to know the source of the money; they believe that Kögl was an agent for Thales, the company implicated in the alleged Zuma bribe.

The Scorpions raided his offices and home, both in Parktown, Johannesburg. They were looking for:

• Kögl’s diaries from 1995 to date;
• Any notes, e-mails or faxes relating to Kögl’s movements, meetings and engagements, including travel and credit card records;
• Kögl’s records of telephone conversations;
• Any documents relating to Kögl or his company’s payments on behalf of Zuma;
• Any documents that could show a link between Kögl’s payments to Zuma and Thales.

Julekha (Julie) Mahomed

Mahomed is Zuma’s personal lawyer. She testified in the Shaik trial about a R2-million loan agreement between Zuma and Shaik.

The Scorpions raided her house in Observatory, Johannesburg, and her offices in Parktown. They were looking for:

• Copies or notes pertaining to the loan agreement; and
• Computer records “surrounding the creation” of the loan agreement.

Pierre Moynot

Moynot is the head of Thales’s local arm, Thint. Thint initially faced charges of corruption in the multibillion-rand arms deal, but these were withdrawn. The Scorpions now say that they “remain convinced that a prosecution against Thint was merited”.

The Scorpions raided Moynot’s house in Waterkloof and his offices in Brooklyn, both in Pretoria.

They were looking for:

• Moynot’s diaries and telephone records;
• Any documentation relating to any gift or payment to Shaik’s Nkobi Holdings;
• Documents pertaining to any actual or promised payment by any Thint employee to Zuma or his family members; and
• Documents relating to any acceptance of such gifts.

Schabir Shaik

Shaik is alleged to have facilitated a bribe for Zuma. In June, Shaik was convicted on two counts of corruption and one of fraud by the Durban High Court. He is appealing.

The Scorpions raided Shaik’s house and the offices of his Nkobi group in Durban. They were looking for:

• Documentation relating to Shaik’s appointment as Zuma’s financial adviser;
• Shaik’s diaries for the period 1995 to date;
• Records of any foreign bank accounts held by Zuma, Shaik or any of the Nkobi or Thomson/Thales entities;
• Records that relate to Shaik or Zuma’s tax returns to the South African Revenue Service;
• Any financial records, including ledgers, cash books, correspondence or documentation, in connection with payments made on behalf of Zuma’s family members (children and wives) by any of the Nkobi entities or Shaik; and
• Documentation relating to the construction of Zuma’s Nkandla home.

Vivian Reddy

Reddy is chairman of Edison Corporation. He made several payments to the builder of Zuma’s Nkandla home.

In addition, he serviced a bond of R900000 on the homestead, to the tune of R181000. The Scorpions searched his house in Umhlanga Rocks, an upmarket town north of Durban. They also searched the offices of his company. They were looking for:

• Reddy’s diaries for the period 1995 to date;
• Any documents relating to his movements, meetings and engagements, including travel and credit card records;
• Any documentation relating to the payments made by Reddy on behalf of Zuma; and
• Any evidence that could show a link between the payments Reddy made to Zuma, and Thales.

Nora Fakude-Nkuna

Fakude-Nkuna is Zuma’s friend. Most of her businesses are based in Mpumalanga. She runs a company called Bohlabela Wheels. Fakude-Nkuna, in her personal capacity, and Bohlabela made several payments to the builder of Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.

The Scorpions searched Fakude-Nkuna’s home in White River and her offices in Nelspruit. They were looking for:

• Any notes, minutes of meetings, diary entries and telephone records and any other correspondence relating to Fakude-Nkuna’s payments on behalf of Zuma.

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Finance and Economic Development

Before becoming deputy president, Zuma was MEC for Finance in KwaZulu-Natal. The Scorpions were looking for:

• Any documents or files relating to any business generated in favour of Shaik or the Nkobi group.

Michael Hulley

Hulley is Zuma’s lawyer. The Scorpions raided the offices of Hulley & Associates in Durban.

They were looking for:

• Any “relevant information” concerning Zuma.

With acknowledgements to Wisani wa ka Ngobeni, Dominic Mahlangu, Dumisane Lubisi and the Sunday Times.