South Africa

SA’s Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has defended the need for confidentiality on the South African Airways-Takatso Consortium deal

today7 March, 2024

Background


SA’s Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has defended the need for confidentiality on the South African Airways-Takatso Consortium deal. Parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Enterprises has been in a tussle with the minister over access to a list of documents on the deal. In 2021, Takatso was announced as the preferred equity partner to buy a 51-percent stake in SAA, while the government kept a 49-percent stake. Gordhan says there is no evidence of corruption in this transaction.

 

Written by: Leonard Witbeen