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In court documents filed Dec. 21 through attorneys for Atherstone & Cook, DIDG claimed the cancellation was “grossly unreasonable” and argued that it did not violate any of the conditions of the tender.
The DIDG also claimed that Zimbabwe’s transport minister, Joel Matiza, had vested interests and that people lurking on the sidelines were bidding to take the contract.
“The termination was irregular since the termination decision was not made by [NRZ] but it was done by external forces, including the Minister of Transport ”, alleged DIDG in court documents.
DIDG said the cancellation cost her and Transnet about a quarter of a billion dollars, which they are seeking to claim through another lawsuit.
As a result of the defendant’s illegal and / or unjustified cancellation of the tender, the plaintiffs have suffered damages amounting to $ 235,984,757 [R3.44bn]”He read the court documents.
In January, NRZ’s debt stood at $ 575 million (R8.41 billion), while Transnet en SA posted a loss of R3 billion during the six months ending in September. Some in the government have questioned DIDG’s ability based on the problems facing Transnet in SA.
DIDG, however, said that it had a guarantee of up to $ 1 billion (R14.62 billion) through the African Export-Import Bank and SA and regional banks.
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