Zondo questions lack of progress in Hawks probe into Transnet's R647m irregular payment
Johannesburg - The Zondo commission has heard that there has been no progress in a Hawks investigation into Transnet’s possible irregular payment of R647 million to a locomotive manufacturer.
The consortium was put together to bid for a tender to supply locomotives to Transnet. The parastatal had issued a tender in 2013 for the supply of 1064 locomotives. The CNR consortium was awarded a contract to supply 232 diesel locomotives. Gonsalves said he and other minority shareholders were then approached by CNR majority shareholders and asked to sign an agreement which would appoint a company called Bex as an agent to negotiate with Transnet over the relocation bill.
Gonsalves said the minority shareholders raised concerns about the payment from Transnet and the payment to Bex. The group raised their concerns with then Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama who even initiated an investigation. He explained that the minority board members had tried to pressure for an explanation and whether the money had been paid back to Transnet.
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