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The commission heard evidence from liquidators and forensic investigators who observed the company’s money flows that appear to have been a front for the German company Vossloh Rail.
Lawyer Vas Soni said law enforcement should hold those who benefited from alleged corruption accountable. Image: YouTube Screenshot
JOHANNESBURG – The state capture commission said companies and individuals who received payments from the South African Passenger Railways Agency (Prasa) locomotive contract awarded to Swifambo Rail should face the full power of the law.
The commission heard evidence from liquidators and forensic investigators who observed the company’s money flows that appear to have been a front for the German company Vossloh Rail.
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Among them are María Gómez and lawyer George Sabelo, who said they were fundraisers for the African National Congress (ANC) and allegedly raised R80 million for the party.
Forensic investigator Marc Sacks said Makhensa Mabunda received more money than Vossloh, who actually supplied the trains, and Vossloh returned some of the money he received to Mabunda.
“This report from the Reserve Bank needs further investigation, but it shows that Vossloh paid approximately R89 million to entities linked to Mabunda.”
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The liquidators were now negotiating with Vossloh’s new owners, Stadler. But the leader of the evidence, defender Vas Soni, said law enforcement should hold those who benefited from alleged corruption accountable.
‘That is obviously the question: who should be responsible? We can see the result, we see where Prasa, Swifambo are hired and the losses incurred ”.
The beneficiaries include those who told Mashaba to pay the ANC R80 million after the contract was signed.
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