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Signage at Denel's Irene campus.
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan as the âshareholderâ (government) representative for Denel will be on the receiving end of questions regarding reckless spending allegations at the troubled defence and technology conglomerate.
This emerged after a Denel delegation, led by current acting board chair Gloria Serobe, this week denied the allegations when addressing Parliamentâs financial watchdog, its Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA).
âWe have challenges, but are not at the stage where Denel is trading recklessly,â Serobe, acting Denel board chair following the resignation of Monhla Hlahla last month, was reported as telling the Parliamentary oversight committee. Hlahlaâs departure was made public via a notice to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) saying it was effective from 24 February. It is not known yet whether Hlahla remains a member of the nine-member Presidential State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Council announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his February State of the Nation Address (SONA).