Bosasa denies contract exists with Ramaphosa Jr, despite President’s confirmation
Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa telling Parliament last month that he had personally seen the business contract between Bosasa (now African Global Operations) and his son, Andile, the embattled company has stated in writing that such a contract doesn’t exist.
In their reply (attached here) to my PAIA application for access to this contract, the company’s chairman, Mr Gumede, states that “there exists no record that fits the description.”
The chairman then goes on to contradict himself by saying that “African Global declines to furnish this record as the record is not required by you for the exercise or protection of any right”. In essence, this is a blanket refusal for access to any and all contracts the company has with Andile Ramaphosa.
Bosasa and the Ramaphosa’s are hiding something, and we will get to the bottom of it.
I have therefore asked our legal team to advise on what recourse is available in such circumstances. We will not relent in this fight to shine light on what has all the makings of ANC-style collusion, nepotism and corruption.There appears to be a triangle of corruption in place, and it is this very system of corruption that locks millions of South Africans out of opportunity.The fact that Bosasa gave a R500 000 “donation” to Cyril Ramaphosa’s election campaign to become ANC President while the company does business with his son and receives billions of rands in lucrative tenders from government cannot be ignored.