Former SAA chairman and chief executive Vuyisile Kona on Tuesday told the state capture inquiry that Tony Gupta offered him R500,000 'to welcome him to the Gupta family'.
Former SAA executive Vuyisile Kona was showered with praise for being a 'smart man' the first time he met Tony Gupta. But the mood changed when Kona rejected a R100,000 'welcome to the family' which was soon upped to R500,000. File imageFormer SAA chairman and chief executive Vuyisile Kona on Tuesday told the state capture inquiry that Tony Gupta offered him R500,000"to welcome him to the Gupta family".
Kona said:"Then he increased the offer to R500,000 and I told him I was okay. The money was there in cash. It was at this point that Gupta changed the topic to a consulting contract that SAA had awarded to Lufthansa Consulting to develop a turnaround strategy for the state-owned company.When Kona informed Gupta that the contract was done and dusted and awarded to Lufthansa, the meeting was brought to an abrupt end. Kona walked out alone and back to his car.Tshediso Matona to come and explain what was happening," recalled Kona.
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