Conference Summation
Mr Montana reported that he was entitled to offer facts at the inquiry after the news briefing you to definitely Deputy Minister regarding Social Organizations and you will previous Minister out-of Transportation, Ben Martins, convened in reaction with the testimony at that inquiry because of the Suzanne Daniels, previous Judge Advisor on Eskom.
Ben Martins, so that you can range himself throughout the Guptas, said with the mass media that when he met with the Guptas using one occasion, he’d fulfilled all of them with Mr Montana during the 2012. Mr Montana said Mr Martins planned to create the impact one Mr Montana had produced Rajesh ‘Tony’ Gupta and Duduzane Zuma to help you their Ministerial household inside the Pretoria, while in truth it had been actually the other ways to. Mr Montana reported that this was perhaps not reasonable, not honest and very uncomradely as it would boost questions about Mr Montana’s experience of the newest Guptas.
Just what in reality took place for the 12 September is you to Mr Montana had been called to help you Minister Martins home during the Pretoria from inside the a casual style, a single day just before the guy remaining to the InfoTrans Expo within the Berlin. Duduzane Zuma and you may Rajesh ‘Tony’ Gupta showed up immediately after twenty minutes and you can Mr Montana are lead on them. They were wanting this new delicate to provide 600 commuter trains. However Mr Montana did not discuss the sensitive and you can told him or her he involved to leave for Berlin while he returned, however pay attention to what they was required to provide. When Martins try asked about just what had been chatted about during the conference, he reported that the latest Prasa Panel ended up being talked about. Mr Montana is actually the brand new Ceo nevertheless the prerogative so you can hire the brand new Panel is compared to the newest Minister which it made no experience you to definitely you to definitely talk ‘supposedly’ happened. The reason made available to Mr Montana from the conference was one to Duduzane Zuma and you may Rajesh Gupta wished to meet as they were trying to find the new Prasa Rolling Stock Programme.
Chairperson: Ms D Rantho
During the Berlin, Mr Montana is actually shocked whenever moving inventory suppliers around advised him one Gupta members of the family got made an effort to extort money from her or him utilising the impression your Guptas was basically coping with the us government off Southern Africa’s court agree therefore the Guptas you will dictate Montana, Martins and President Zuma.
Rajesh Gupta told him that he wouldn’t be Prasa Ceo permanently and that if Mr Montana cooperated together, then the Gupta loved ones manage manage your and you will arrange one thing getting your during the Dubai. Mr Montana managed to make it clear he wasn’t curious.
Mr Montana are expected on 9 features in the title and their link with Riaan van der Walt and you can Roy Moodley and you may on allegations they’d bought characteristics for Mr Montana. He was requested if any almost every other Ministers got reached Mr Montana and you will tried to dictate him. When questioned in the event that regulators is grabbed because of the Gupta household members, Mr Montana consented the statement got specifics so you’re able to they. He was questioned when the he had been astonished when he read one to Southern area China Train had been given the enormous locomotive bargain out-of Transnet. Mr Montana answered which he knew regarding the Guptas and you will Southern Asia Railway together with without doubt your contract is actually jagged. When questioned if the he’d be ready to assist without having any bonuses to locate Prasa and also the railways back focused, Mr Montana replied he might possibly be willing to assist however, create earliest need to consult their family unit members, as they had been hurt however in concept he would end up being ready to assist and you will serve their nation