‘State capture’ judicial inquiry will focus on Denel, Transnet, SAA and SABC
Former public protector Thuli Madonsela has ruled the judicial commission should probe SAA’s contract with the Gupta-owned New Age newspaper
The judicial commission of inquiry that will be established to probe allegations of state capture will look into claims against state-owned enterprises (SOEs), namely Denel, Transnet, South African Airways (SAA) and the SABC, former public protector Thuli Madonsela said on Thursday. A major part of her state capture report dealt with allegations of Eskom’s relations with the Gupta family and its companies — these allegations will be probed in depth by the commission. The allegations against these SOEs were touched upon in Madonsela’s report but not investigated. For instance, there were claims of the Guptas attempting to exert pressure on former public enterprises minister Barbara Hogan and former public enterprises committee chairperson Vytjie Mentor, to cancel SAA’s route to India. Madonsela has ruled that the judicial commission should investigate SAA’s contract with the Gupta-owned newspaper, New Age. The report alleged that Transnet had awarded contracts to a close Gupta associ...
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