Johnathan Paoli
Parliament has called out Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan for his refusal to hand over the share sale and purchase agreement for South African Airways (SAA).
Parliament’s portfolio committee on Wednesday sought to conclude an investigation of more than a year into allegations that the transaction had not been above board.
The committee was investigating allegations made by the former Director-General (DG) of the Department of Public Enterprises, Kgathatso Tlhakudi, in a petition to Parliament that the sale of SAA was orchestrated in an irregular manner by Gordhan to benefit a few privileged individuals who were favoured by the Minister.
The committee said that it believed the lack of transparency on the sale of SAA and the lack of documentary evidence created more doubt about whether the transaction was legitimate.
The outstanding documents requested from the Minister include the shortlist of selected entities from which the final determination
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