SAA tanked under former board chairperson Dudu Myeni’s tenure and former President Jacob Zuma cheered her on, the State Capture Commission has found
In the final report presented to President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings on Tuesday, Commission chairperson Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has recommended that Myeni and the Jacob Zuma Foundation be investigated for possible corruption in the alleged looting of millions of rands from SAA.
This is the antithesis of accountability, said Zondo, adding that “President Zuma fled the commission because he knew there were questions that would be put to him which he would not have been able to answer”.He could not have justified his insistence that Myeni be retained at SAA nor could he have credibly denied Gordhan’s and Nene’s evidence that he wanted Myeni retained at SAA.
Regarding the Pembroke transaction, Myeni “knowingly misrepresented to the Minister of Public Enterprises that the board of SAA had taken two decisions when it had not.” JM Aviation appears not to have paid VAT to Sars on the R28.5 million it received from Swissport prior to the ground handling contract being concluded with SAA. It is recommended that Sars should consider this matter further and take such steps as it may be advised to take;
The Asset Forfeiture Unit of the NPA recover the amounts paid to Ramosebudi by Regiments Capital and the amounts paid to Regiments Capital by Nedbank and Standard Bank; Where the evidence before the commission has revealed possible acts of corruption and fraud and has recommended that prosecutions take place, steps should be taken by the relevant authorities urgently to seek to recover the proceeds of these unlawful activities;
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