DA will not participate in Gordhan’s cover up of the SAA/Takatso deal
6 March 2024
The DA is disappointed by the decision taken by Parliament’s Legal Services (PLS) wherein they advised that parts of the SAA/Takatso deal should be shielded from public scrutiny. This a significant blow to parliamentary transparency and accountability, further providing cover to Pravin Gordhan’s nefarious attempts to keep a veil of secrecy over the SAA/Takatso deal.
In light of this new development, the DA will not be participating in any further consideration of the SAA/Takatso deal until Parliament opens up such deliberations to the public and releases the SAA/Takatso Share Sale and Purchase Agreement.
Last week, during a meeting of the Portfolio Committee of Public Enterprises, the DA recommended that the Committee obtain legal opinion from Parliament’s Legal Services (PLS) on Gordhan’s unprecedented decision to avail the SAA/Takatso Share Sale and Purchase Agreement to committee members in an in-camera meeting (closed meeting).