Hain has written to Boris Johnson, urging the UK authorities to freeze state contracts with Bain after the release of the Zondo report on state capture
Hain has written to Boris Johnson, urging the UK authorities to freeze state contracts with Bain following the release of the Zondo report on state capture.Former British MP and anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain has called on the UK to freeze all government contracts with US-based consulting firm Bain & Company after the release of the state capture report.
In the report, which was released on Tuesday, the commission’s chair and acting chief justice Raymond Zondo recommended that all state contracts with Bain be re-examined for regulatory compliance. This is after the inquiry found that the firm played a central role, along with former president Jacob Zuma and former Sars commissioner Tom Moyane, in the decline of the tax collection agency, rendering the institution dysfunctional.
According to the report, the work of capturing Sars by Bain, Moyane and Zuma began in 2013 when the firm entered into a business development and stakeholder management contract with events business Ambrobrite. The company, which had no trading history and had not filed any financial statements, was led by prominent entertainment industry businessmen Duma Ndlovu and Mpumelelo Ngema.
Ambrobrite also organised parties and meetings, which were attended by senior SA politicians and senior Italian police officials, according to the report. Williams said he is vindicated by the findings of the report. However, unless the NPA is strengthened, the body will be unlikely to adequately prosecute those responsible for state capture, he said.
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