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Zondo, PP ‘ignored breaches’

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and former public protector Thuli Mandosela have been accused of failing to investigate officials who were allegedly involved in Transnet tender irregularities.

This was despite a forensic report having found that Transnet awarded contracts without proper tender processes between 2006 and 2010. The report, which was released in 2011, was submitted to the public protector’s office during Madonsela’s tenure.

This was after the late MP Vytjie Mentor, who was the chairperson of the portfolio committee on public enterprises, complained about allegations of irregularities in procurement at Transnet. Madonsela refused to investigate executives who were implicated, saying the report had not been completed.

She is said to have

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