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several findings against former SAA Treasurer Phetolo Ramosebudi, and specifically his ties to the Gupta-linked Regiments CapitalThe first dealt with Regiments pocketing millions in providing transaction advisory services for Airports Company South Africa , which came with kickbacks to the Ramosebudi.
The other findings dealt with the SAA Working Capital tender awarded to the McKinsey and Regiments, which the commission says “was procured through the corrupt involvement of Regiments Capital, Mr Ramosebudi, Mr Wood” and others. “So, Mr Gigaba’s evidence that he would not have been involved in operational matters must be rejected.
The report noted that Myeni’s links to top SSA officials revealed “how powerful Ms Myeni was and how close she was to President Zuma”. “The flow of funds from the Free State to these various individuals and entities need to be investigated further in order to establish whether there was a corrupt relationship between any of these parties in terms of which state funds were redirected to benefit private parties, including the Jacob Zuma Foundation,” the report noted.
They would get advance notice and more information than their competitors, or they would get sensitive information on tenders before their competitors did. This was in relation to Zuma's refusal to appear before the commission, for which he was sentenced to jail.The commission said that, according to former ministers Pravin Gordhan and Nhlanhla Nene, Dudu Myeni’s retention as SAA chair despite the numerous concerns being raised about her, and uncertainty about the limits on her terms in charge, was “due to the personal preference of former President Zuma.
"Bain met President Zuma and Tom Moyane before they had even been appointed as third-party consultants to SARS, and from an early stage it was obvious that they would be given the position, even though no tender process had even begun," the report found.
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