Court questions James Aguma’s role in TV licence debt-collection contract
Acting judge Sydwell Shangisa says there was a ‘flagrant breach’ of the regulations that govern how the SABC procures good and services
Concern about the involvement of former SABC chief financial officer James Aguma in the awarding of a lucrative TV licence debt-collection contract have been raised by the High Court in Johannesburg.In July, the court‚ without giving reasons for its order‚ set aside a contract that the broadcaster signed with Lornavision in 2015. Lornavision is owned by Kuben Moodley‚ a former special adviser to Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane.Now‚ in a judgment setting out reasons for that order‚ acting judge Sydwell Shangisa said the head of the SABC’s audience services division Sylvia Tladi was not party to the signing of the Lornavision contract and its subsequent management. Moodley and Aguma were among the signatories to the agreement.The audience services division deals with the collection of TV licences.Tladi stated in an affidavit that she had reservations about the process followed in the appointment of Lornavision since the SABC had the resources to render the services that Lo...
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