Gigaba ‘shocked’ his appointments to state-owned enterprises are being impugned
The minister has addressed key Transnet appointments, including Iqbal Sharma, Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said in Parliament Tuesday that “it has been disheartening and shocking” for him to see that some of the appointments he made during his tenure as minister of public enterprises, from November 2010 to May 2014, are now being impugned. Gigaba appeared before the state capture inquiry being conducted by the public enterprises committee. Among the allegations Gigaba addressed was that he appointed suspect directors to the boards of state-owned enterprises. Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma's appointment to the Transnet board as a director was one of these. Gigaba also addressed the appointment of Brian Molefe as Transnet CEO, and Anoj Singh as Transnet's finance chief. Gigaba said Sharma's appointment was based solely on his skills. Sharma, as the chair of the Transnet board acquisition and disposal committee, is alleged to have played a crucial role in the state capture of Transnet. His intervention allegedly benefited the Guptas’ main client, China Sout...
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