The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) still intends to use the 'too tall' trains.
Although Swifambo received R2.6 billion from Prasa, it delivered only 13 of the 88 locomotives it was contracted to provide.The Special Investigating Unit says the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa still intends to use the trains that were previously reported to be “too tall” for the country’s railway network.
“We are now investigating these entities to identify if there were any services that they rendered to Swifambo for them to be entitled to such payments,” she said. The railway agency argued that its existing fleet is inadequate to meet the operational demands of the business.“One payment of R246 million was made to Sars .
Additionally, the SIU discovered two properties owned by an unnamed former Prasa CEO, which were acquired “during the period in question”.
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