13/07/2022
Appointment Summary
Mr Montana stated that he had been called provide proof in the inquiry pursuing the mass media briefing one Deputy Minister from Social Businesses and you can former Minister regarding Transport, Ben Martins, convened responding for the testimony at that query because of the Suzanne Daniels, previous Legal Coach on Eskom.
Ben Martins, in an attempt to length himself on Guptas, stated with the media that when the guy had the Guptas on one event, he previously satisfied all of them with Mr Montana in 2012. Mr Montana said Mr Martins wanted to produce the effect you to Mr Montana got introduced Rajesh �Tony’ Gupta and you will Duduzane Zuma so you can their Ministerial house inside Pretoria, while in fact it was truly the almost every other ways to. Mr Montana stated that it was maybe not fair, perhaps not sincere and extremely uncomradely as it do raise questions regarding Mr Montana’s experience of the latest Guptas.
Just what in fact taken place toward a dozen September are one Mr Montana had started entitled in order to Minister Martins domestic when you look at the Pretoria into the an informal trends, the afternoon ahead of he kept toward InfoTrans Expo for the Berlin. Duduzane Zuma and Rajesh �Tony’ Gupta showed up immediately following twenty minutes and you may Mr Montana is lead to them. They were searching for the fresh new sensitive to supply 600 commuter trains. Yet not Mr Montana did not talk about the delicate and you may informed her or him he involved to go away having Berlin of course he returned, however hear what they had to bring. When Martins are asked about exactly what ended up being chatted about at the meeting, the guy stated that the latest Prasa Board was talked about. Mr Montana are the brand new Ceo nevertheless the prerogative so you’re able to appoint the latest Board try compared to the new Minister and therefore they generated no feel one to one to discussion �supposedly’ taken place. How come made available to Mr Montana from the fulfilling try that Duduzane Zuma and you will Rajesh Gupta planned to satisfy while they were trying to find this new Prasa Running Stock Programme.
Chairperson: Ms D Rantho
During the Berlin, Mr Montana is shocked whenever rolling stock makers truth be told there informed your you to Gupta members of the family got made an effort to extort money from them with the feeling that Guptas were working with the federal government regarding South Africa’s legal agree additionally the Guptas you can expect to dictate Montana, Martins and you may President Zuma.
Rajesh Gupta told him that he wouldn’t be Prasa Chief executive officer permanently which when the Mr Montana cooperated together, then the Gupta family unit members do maintain your and you can arrange one thing having him within the Dubai. Mr Montana managed to get very clear that he wasn’t curious.
Mr Montana is actually requested in the 9 services inside the identity and his link with Riaan van der Walt and Roy Moodley and you will in the accusations they had bought qualities with respect to Mr Montana. He was expected if any almost every other Ministers had contacted Mr Montana and you can tried to influence your. Whenever requested in the event that authorities was caught by the Gupta loved ones, Mr Montana decided the report had facts so you can they. He had been questioned when the he was astonished when he heard one 
Southern area China Railway had been administered the large locomotive bargain of Transnet. Mr Montana answered that he know towards Guptas and you will Southern area China Train together with undoubtedly that package are crooked. When requested in the event that he would end up being prepared to help without the incentives to track down Prasa while the railways straight back on track, Mr Montana replied which he is ready to let however, carry out very first need demand his household members, while they was actually damage but in idea he’d become prepared to help and you will serve his country