Justice minister shifts blame to SIU for failure to cut ties with tainted Bosasa
Justice minister Michael Masutha on Wednesday shifted the blame to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) for his department’s failure to cut ties with the corruption-accused facilities management firm, Bosasa. Earlier this week, Masutha announced that his department had issued Bosasa, now trading as African Global Operations, with a 30-day notice that it will end its contracts for catering at prisons. The company had notified the department of its intention to apply for voluntary liquidation following the closing of its bank accounts by FNB and Absa banks. The two banks cited reputational risk as their reason for cutting ties with the embattled firm after it was implicated in corrupt activities at the ongoing state capture inquiry. The department has eight contracts with Bosasa with multiple extensions amounting to R7.1bn. It includes contracts on nutrition, access control systems, staffing, installing of perimeter fencing and installation of televisions. Briefing MPs on the Bosasa c...
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