Newsletter| They bought luxury BMWs, Jeeps, Mercedes Benzes, and even houses for cash, and were unable to explain how they managed to afford it. These are the accoutrements that junior staff at Transnet managed to acquire through the state-owned company
The rot will finally be exposed as forensic reports show billions of rands’ worth of kickbacks as well as wasteful expenditure by even junior-level staff
In early May, Transnet chairperson Popo Molefe and acting group chief executive Tau Morwe are expected to take the stand at the commission of inquiry into state capture to explain the pervasive corruption at the vital state logistics group, which controls the country’s ports and rail network. A raft of forensic reports compiled between 2015 and 2018, which City Press also obtained, reveals how even junior employees on salaries of R350 000 a year managed to buy BMWs and houses for cash.
“These issues could be cleared if we receive details regarding the funds [he] inherited from his wives.” It also found that officials did not state reasons for the emergencies, “although it is mandatory to do so”.“We noted many cases where months passed between the date of the emergency and the date of the completion of the work, which raises the question of whether a real emergency existed,” the report found.Another report, dated October 2017, deals with an investigation into the procurement of an industrial washing machine and dryer at the Richards Bay Transnet port terminal.
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