Babadi Tlatsana testified that her company became a preferred bidder for the deal without having experience and without a tender process.
During Supra Mahumapelo’s tenure as premier, a small and little-known enterprise with a sole director was paid R51 million by the North West government in a deal involving SA Express .
During her testimony before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Babadi Tlatsana, a North West businessperson and sole owner of Koreneka Trading and Projects, conceded under cross-examination that her company, which became a preferred bidder in 2014 without a tender process, lacked experience in this arena.
“We were told by [former SAX commercial manager] Brian van Wyk to just do the marketing and passengers’ flights, for them to get tickets, as well as the administration. I didn’t even have an idea about, or knowledge of, ground handling,” said Tlatsana.
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