Does the ANC in effect feed off government contracts? The first of two new Scorpio investigations links a corrupt trains deal and a lucrative Tshwane transport project to a hefty donation the governing party in 2014.
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Zondo Inquiry to publicly detail questions for Swifambo boss in his absence DCJ Zondo made the comments on Wednesday after testimony by forensic investigator Marc Sacks about how the company was formed specifically for the r3.5billion locomotives contract from Prasa. FILE: Deputy Chief Justice Zondo during the first public hearing on state capture allegations in Johannesburg on 20 August 2018. Picture: AFP.
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JOHANNESBURG – The state capture commission said that it would detail all the questions that it wanted Swifambo Rail director Auswell Mashaba to answer like it did when former President Jacob Zuma refused to appear.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo made the comments on Wednesday after testimony by forensic investigator Marc Sacks about how the company was formed specifically for the R3.5 billion locomotives contract from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).
A luxury SUV bought with the proceeds of Prasa’s R3.5-billion “tall trains” contract offers the clearest evidence to date that money siphoned off from the ill-fated tender benefited individuals who worked for the governing ANC.
Scorpio’s latest investigation tracks cash flows emanating from Prasa’s initial payment to Swifambo, the front company that bagged the controversial contract.
We detail how some of the money that was flushed through the account of a politically connected law firm bankrolled the purchase of a brand-new Mercedes-Benz SUV. The car was subsequently used by Maria Gomes, an Angolan businessperson and friend of then president Jacob Zuma.