Questions asked about why Anoj Singh was in Dubai at same time as the Guptas and associates Travel Excellence told the Zondo inquiry on Tuesday, through one of its agents Sameera Sooliman, that it was Essa who financed Singh's many trips to the United Arab Emirates 13 April 2021 Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa allegedly was making it rain for former Eskom and Transnet CFO Anoj Singh in 2014 and 2015, paying for his nearly 10 trips to Dubai. Singh denies it. File photo Image: Supplied During 2014 and 2015, Anoj Singh, the then Transnet and Eskom finance boss respectively, was a frequent visitor to Dubai, and his trips somehow coincided with those of the Gupta family and their associates to the same destination.