WATCH LIVE: State capture to resume with Transnet-related testimony

28 May 2019

Tshiamo Sedumedi, Managing Director of MNS Attorneys. (Screengrab)

The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture is expected to hear testimony on Tuesday from Tshiamo Sedumedi on behalf of MNS attorneys, a law firm that has investigated various Transnet deals.

MNS Prepared 6 forensic reports for Transnet matter:
-Procurement of 1064 locomotives
-Alleged irregularities relating to the Appointment of Transnet Advisors on 1064
-Procurement of transnet's 95 and 100 locomotives
-The "Relocation" of 2 OEMs to Durban. #StateCaptureInquiry
— State Capture Commission (@StateCaptureCom) May 28, 2019

The evidence comes after the commission, chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, heard on Monday that Gupta-linked advisory firm Homix earned R36m for doing virtually no work in facilitating a deal between Neotel and Transnet.

Former Transnet employee Gerhard van der Westhuizen, who was involved in negotiating the contract with Neotel, said that he could not understand the value Homix could bring in finalising the deal.

Stream courtesy of SABC Digital News

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