ANC MPs appear reluctant to immediately agree to calls from opposition parties to hold an inquiry into the sale of SAA.
Instead, they want public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan to appear before the public enterprises portfolio committee to respond to allegations made by suspended director-general Kgathatso Tlhakudi before any such decision is made.
The government announced a partnership with the Takatso Consortium almost two years ago, a deal that will see the private entity acquire 51% of the government’s shareholding in SAA. But the transaction has been shrouded in secrecy. the misconduct charges against him were a witch hunt because he had expressed concerns about the SAA deal. He asked parliament to intervene and investigate the issues he was raising.
Tlhakudi had also raised concerns specifically about the valuation of SAA assets, the purchase price, and the distribution of the transaction risk.“I had raised these concerns in a meeting and in writing to the DPE negotiating team.” He said he also raised the perceptions that the deal would receive in the public arena.
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