NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Transnet reply to R54bn locomotive report leaves Werksmans befuddled
The law firm’s head of litigation says Transnet’s board is trying to absolve the people under investigation
An unusual disagreement has arisen between state-owned transport company Transnet and corporate law firm Werksmans following Transnet’s statement last week that there was no cause "at this stage" for disciplinary processes or suspensions of any of its officials in connection with alleged impropriety in the R54bn procurement process of 1,064 locomotives from four original equipment suppliers in 2014. Transnet engaged Werksmans in 2017 to investigate what it called media allegations of impropriety linked to procurements from General Electric, Bombardier Transport, China South Rail and China North Rail. Corlett Manaka, the law firm’s head of litigation, said on Friday that Transnet’s board was trying to absolve the people under investigation for wasteful and irregular expenditure in the locomotive deal. The Werksmans recommendation to Transnet was not only to institute "appropriate disciplinary action against those individuals identified in the report, but also that law-enforcement age...
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