THE United Democratic Movement (UDM) on Monday said it will take Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to court following his announcement that Takatso Consortium will buy a 51% stake in South African Airways.
The sale of a 51% shareholding in SAA to the Takatso Consortium, comprising Harith Management Partners (HMP) and Global Aviation, has set off a storm of controversy and allegations of corruption.
“The entire SAA deal has been nebulous, and it is unclear how government prioritised Harith as a partner after the negative things the Mpati Commission had to say about it,” said UDM leader Bantu Holomisa.
Holomisa added that the UDM had therefore decided to brief its lawyer and will go ahead and challenge the minister decision in court.
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