How Guptas had access to sensitive Eskom documents
The Guptas had access to an SAP management tool for Eskom that tracked documentation such as purchase orders‚ invoices and payments
The Guptas had access to a plethora of sensitive and confidential financial contracts between multinational software vendor SAP and state-owned companies. But the company on Tuesday denied it had paid millions as a “kickback” to a Gupta-owned business. Leaked emails accessed by The Times further throw the spotlight on SAP‚ the Germany-based multinational‚ and the business activities of the Gupta family. SAP has defended itself against accusations that it made irregular payments to a Gupta company to help secure a R100-million contract with Transnet. SAP’s co-founder is the respected billionaire Hasso Platner‚ who maintains strong South African ties and owns the Fancourt Golf Estate in the Western Cape. Besides details of the Transnet deal‚ the leaked emails also show the Guptas had access to far more SAP-related information. These included inside information on another deal between SAP and Transnet relating to projects‚ which included something described as “maritime intelligence”. ...
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