In an Attempt to Stop the SIU From Looking into the SAA Deal, Pravin Gordhan Has Threatened to Sue Parliament

Pravin Gordhan, the minister of public enterprises, has threatened to sue Parliament for urging the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) to probe the collapsed agreement between Takatso and South African Airways (SAA).

The contentious sale of 51% of SAA shares to the Takatso Consortium, which was founded by investment firm Harith General Partners and Global Aviation, was the subject of a report that the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprise convened to review and approve on Wednesday.

Recently, Gordhan declared that the sale was off due to rumors that there were problems with the agreement.

Despite the minister’s insistence that the transaction was not unusual, the parliamentary committee decided last week to forward the case to the SIU for additional examination.

SIU Needs to Look Into This.

MPs were steadfast in their resolve to urge the SIU to step in at the meeting on Wednesday.

“There’s something suspicious about the deal, but as of right now, we don’t know what happened, so the SIU needs to look into it more.

ANC MP Thokozile Malinga stated, “The issue is that we are currently discussing something that has been withdrawn and is no longer there.”

The committee would not permit Gordhan and the Department of Public Enterprises to prescribe how Parliament should carry out its monitoring role, according to ANC MP Nkosinathi Dlamini, who expressed similar views.

“We supervise the executive branch as the legislative branch under the idea of separation of powers. We are not under their supervision, nor do we answer to them.

It won’t help us move forward if we carry on with this conversation with the department, acting as though they have the last say over how we should resolve this issue.

A portion of the letter’s contents validate our conclusion, which was made because there is just one charge and one counter-accusation, making it impossible for us to verify the facts.

He said to his fellow lawmakers, “We are not equipped to investigate these allegations, therefore, a competent body with investigative powers should take this matter forward [and] this will then help us.”

Dlamini emphasized that the probe will show whether or whether Gordhan had claimed that Kgathatso Tlhakudi, the former director general of Public Enterprises, had lied about the SAA contract.